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Chapter 257 - Motor Vehicles
Act 187 of 1990 The Pupil Transportation Act (257.1801 - 257.1877)
AN ACT to regulate the equipment, maintenance, operation, and use of school buses; to prescribe the qualifications of school bus drivers; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental agencies; to create an advisory committee and to prescribe its powers and duties; and to prescribe remedies and penalties.
History: 1990, Act 187, Eff. Aug. 15, 1990 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006
- Section 257.1801 Short Title.
- Section 257.1803 Meanings of Words and Phrases.
- Section 257.1805 Definitions; M to S.
- Section 257.1807 Definitions; S, T.
- Section 257.1809 Pupil Transportation; Regulation; Routes; Vehicles and Equipment; Rules.
- Section 257.1810 Transportation of Pupils; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Restrictions.
- Section 257.1810a Contract With Motor Carrier; Authorization.
- Section 257.1811 Applicability of MCL 257.1811 to 257.1821; Body Width and Height of Type I and Type II School Buses; Attachment of Bus to Chassis; Use of Spacers; Bus Floor; Doors; Steps; Emergency Exit; Insulation; Book Racks Prohibited; Electrical System; Secured Items.
- Section 257.1812 School Bus; Flashing Advisory Sign; Placement of Electronic Sign; Requirements; Section to Be Known as "Privacky law."
- Section 257.1813 Air Brake System.
- Section 257.1815 Exterior Lamps and Signals on Bus.
- Section 257.1817 Signal Lights; Stoplights; Flasher Lamps; Applicability to School Buses Manufactured Before October 1, 1990; Conformance With Federal Regulations.
- Section 257.1819 Red and Amber Signal Lights; Applicability to New School Buses.
- Section 257.1821 Windshield Wipers and Washers, Washer Reservoir, and Windshield.
- Section 257.1823 Vision; Mirrors; Sun Shades; Applicability.
- Section 257.1825 Fire Extinguisher; First Aid Kit; Fusees and Reflectors.
- Section 257.1827 Safety Glass; Push-Out Window Sash; Definition.
- Section 257.1829 Fuel Tank or Container; Intake Pipe; Fuel Lines.
- Section 257.1831 Flashing, Oscillating, or Rotating Light; Location; Color; Use; Conditions.
- Section 257.1833 Paint; Applicability.
- Section 257.1835 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
- Section 257.1837 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
- Section 257.1839 Inspections.
- Section 257.1841 Rejection; Red Sticker; Yellow Sticker; Reinspection; Passing Sticker.
- Section 257.1843 Inspection of New School Bus; Acceptance of Delivery.
- Section 257.1849 Age of Driver; Chauffeur's License, Vehicle Group Designation, Passenger Vehicle Indorsement, and School Bus Indorsement Required; Persons Prohibited From Operation of School Bus; Administration of Commercial Driver License Skills Test.
- Section 257.1851 School Bus Safety Education; Training Program.
- Section 257.1852 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
- Section 257.1853 Drivers of School Buses; Qualifications; Records; Background Check; Smoking; Alcoholic Liquor or Controlled Substance; Third Party Reimbursement or Certain Benefits Not Required.
- Section 257.1855 Actuation of Alternately Flashing Lights; Procedures for Receiving and Discharging Pupils From Bus; Crossing Road; Prohibited Stops; Instruction on Proper School Bus Etiquette; Reimbursement; "Required to Cross the Roadway" Explained; Visibility.
- Section 257.1857 Driver of School Bus at Railroad Track Grade Crossing; Requirements; “Inactive Railroad Track” Defined; Exemptions; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine; Processing.
- Section 257.1859 Persons Eligible for Transportation; Applicability of Subsection (1); Limitation as to Seating; Violation as Civil Infraction; Fine; Processing.
- Section 257.1861 Speed Limits; Violation; Penalty.
- Section 257.1863 Repealed. 2006, Act 107, Eff. Aug. 15, 2006.
- Section 257.1865 Use of School Bus for Transporting Persons Other Than Pupils; Mileage, Insurance, Fees, and Other Costs; Priority; Purchase of Additional School Buses; Checking and Servicing School Buses; Definition; Rights of School Employees; Collective Bargaining Agreements.
- Section 257.1867 Contract for Use of School Bus by Government; Costs; Insurance; Stipulation; Limitation.
- Section 257.1869 Purchasing School Buses; Rehabilitation of School Buses; Costs; Rules.
- Section 257.1870 Advisory Committee; Establishment; Purpose; Membership; Duties.
- Section 257.1871 Instruction and Training on New Procedures.
- Section 257.1873 Violation as Civil Infraction or Felony; Powers of Motor Carrier Officers.
- Section 257.1875 Effective Date.
- Section 257.1877 Conditional Effective Date.
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