Definitions

As used in Sections 14-275c-38 through 14-275c-43, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings: (1) Carrier: shall have the same meaning as provided in section 14-212 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (2) Commissioner: the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles or his or her authorized representative; (3) Department: the Department of Motor Vehicles; (4) Driver: the duly licensed operator of a school bus or student transportation vehicle (STV); (5) DVIR: the driver's vehicle inspection report; (6) Inspect: to view closely and critically in order to ascertain, in accordance with accepted inspection standards, if the vehicle is in proper mechanical condition and all manufactured systems, including safety features, are intact; (7) Inspection Procedure: the department's most updated publication entitled "School Transportation Vehicle Inspection Guideline", as the same may be revised and updated, which describes a step-by-step process for inspecting a student transportation vehicle; (8) Inspection Standards: includes (1) the standards published in the department's most updated publication entitled "School Transportation Vehicle Inspection Guideline" and insofar as the standards may be applied under field conditions using ordinary visual and manual inspection techniques and (2) equipment and performance standards established by any provision of Title 14 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (9) Inspector: any inspector of the Department of Motor Vehicles, with powers set forth in Section 14-8 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (10) Maintain: to preserve from operational failure or decline; to keep in a state of repair and good working order; (11) Operated: in the possession, control and use of the carrier, regardless of whether the vehicle is owned by the carrier; (12) Repair: to restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn, broken or otherwise malfunctioning; (13) School Bus: any motor vehicle so defined in Section 14-275 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the construction standards for which are set forth in the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies; (15) Student Transportation Vehicle: shall have the same meaning as provided in Section 14-212 of the Connecticut General Statutes; (16) STV: student transportation vehicle; and (17) Vehicle: any school bus or student transportation vehicle.