575 IAC 1-1-5 Applicability of minimum specifications

Sec. 5. (a) The minimum specifications outlined in this title apply to all school buses that are: (1) owned; (2) operated; (3) leased; or (4) otherwise used; by school corporations, private schools, or authorized agencies to transport children under IC 20-27. (b) The revisions of February 26, 1981, apply to all school buses that were ordered for purchase or placed in production for use in Indiana before June 30, 1988. (c) The revisions of March 31, 1988, apply to all school buses that were ordered for purchase and initially placed in service on or after July 1, 1988. (d) The revisions of August 14, 2014, apply to all school buses that were ordered for purchase and initially placed in service on or after January 1, 2015. (e) Optional equipment must be operational at all times.