(HB 1224)
School bus dealers may certify that buses comply with state standards.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA:
Section
1.
That
§
13-29-6
be amended to read as follows:
13-29-6.
Each school bus used for the transportation of school children which is owned by a
school district, a nonpublic school or alternative education program or privately owned and
operated under a contract with a school board or nonpublic school or alternative instruction
program shall be inspected before the beginning of each school year by a representative of the
Division of Highway Patrol to certify that the vehicle complies with state law, and rules of the
South Dakota Board of Education, the Department of Commerce and Regulation
,
and the Division
of Highway Patrol.
However, if a school bus is purchased from a licensed motor vehicle dealer
during the school year, the dealer may inspect and certify that the vehicle complies with such law
and rules. The owner of any bus certified by a dealer shall have the bus inspected by the Division
of Highway Patrol before the beginning of the next school year.
A certificate certifying that the
school bus has successfully passed the inspection shall be issued by the Division of Highway
Patrol
or the dealer in a form prescribed by the Division of Highway Patrol
and shall be displayed
in the vehicle above the windshield. Any school board, contractor
,
or person operating a school
bus that has not been certified commits a petty offense.
Signed February 12, 1998.
