Forward area of school bus off limits to children

Sec. 16. (a) When a school bus is in motion, students are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must: (1) be marked with a line or otherwise equipped in order to indicate the prohibited area to students; and (2) have clearly posted, at or near the front of the bus, a sign stating that it is a violation of Indiana law for a school bus to be operated with any students occupying the prohibited area. (b) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section commits a Class C misdemeanor. [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-17.] As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.30. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.63.