2005 Minnesota Statutes - 169.449 — School bus operation.

     169.449 School bus operation. 


    Subdivision 1.    Rules.  The commissioner of public 
 safety shall adopt rules governing the operation of school buses 
 used for transportation of school children, when owned or 
 operated by a school or privately owned and operated under a 
 contract with a school, and these rules must be made a part of 
 that contract by reference.  Each school, its officers and 
 employees, and each person employed under the contract is 
 subject to these rules. 


    Subd. 2.    Enforcement.  The operation of a school bus 
 on the public streets or highways in violation of rules 
 concerning the operation of school buses adopted by the 
 commissioner under subdivision 1 is a misdemeanor.  The State 
 Patrol shall enforce rules adopted under subdivision 1 when a 
 school bus is operated on a public street or highway. 


    HIST: 1994 c 647 art 12 s 22; 1Sp2003 c 9 art 12 s 18