Indiana § 20-27-3-5 - Rules; display of school district name on bus; indication on bus of stopping at railroad crossing
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§ 20-27-3-5. Rules; display of school district name on bus; indication on bus of stopping at railroad crossing
Sec. 5. (a) The committee shall adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 to require that each new school bus operated by or on behalf of a school corporation bear the name of the school district on the back of the school bus in black letters.
(b) The committee shall adopt and enforce rules under IC 4-22-2 to require that each school bus placed into service for the first time by a school corporation or nonpublic school bear an indication on the back of the school bus that the school bus is required to stop at all railroad crossings.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-4-4.5.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.42-2014, SEC.1; P.L.213-2015, SEC.168.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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