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2019 Utah Code
Title 41 - Motor Vehicles
Chapter 6a - Traffic Code
Part 13 - School Buses and School Bus Parking Zones
Section 1303 - Passing a school bus complaint procedure.
Universal Citation: UT Code § 41-6a-1303 (2019)
Effective 5/9/2017
41-6a-1303. Passing a school bus complaint procedure.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2017 General Session
41-6a-1303. Passing a school bus complaint procedure.
- (1)
- (a) An operator of a school bus who observes a violation of Subsection 41-6a-1302(2) or (3) may prepare a report, in a manner specified by the school district, to the school district transportation coordinator no more than two working days after the alleged violation occurred.
- (b)
- (i) The report under Subsection (1)(a) shall contain:
- (A) the date, time, and location of the violation;
- (B) the license plate number and state and description of the offending vehicle;
- (C) as much as practical, a description of the operator of the offending vehicle;
- (D) a description of the incident involving the violation;
- (E) information on how to contact the school bus operator who witnessed the offense; and
- (F) the signature of the operator of the school bus who witnessed the offense attesting to the accuracy of the report.
- (ii) The report under Subsection (1)(a) may contain photographs or video images produced by an automated traffic enforcement safety device described in Section 41-6a-1310.
- (i) The report under Subsection (1)(a) shall contain:
- (2)
- (a) Upon receipt of a report in accordance with Subsection (1), the school district transportation coordinator shall promptly send a notification letter to the last-known registered owner of the vehicle.
- (b) The notification letter shall include:
- (i) the applicable information on the school bus operator's report stating that the vehicle was observed passing a school bus displaying alternating flashing red lights in violation of state law;
- (ii) a complete explanation of the applicable provisions of Section 41-6a-1302; and
- (iii) an explanation that the notification letter is not a peace officer citation but is an effort to call attention to the seriousness of the incident.
- (c) The school district transportation coordinator may file the report with the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction for the alleged violation.
- (3) A law enforcement agency that receives a report in accordance with Subsection (2) may have a peace officer initiate an investigation of the reported violation.
Amended by Chapter 186, 2017 General Session
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