Indiana § 20-27-9-16 - Bus not used to transport students; modification required
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§ 20-27-9-16. Bus not used to transport students; modification required
Sec. 16. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), whenever a school bus is purchased for and is being used for any purpose except to transport students, the purchaser shall:
(1) remove the flasher lights;
(2) remove the stop arm; and
(3) paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow.
(b) Whenever a school bus is purchased for use, and is being used, as a church bus (as defined in IC 9-13-2-24), the purchaser:
(1) may retain the flasher lights if the purchaser renders the flasher lights inoperable;
(2) may retain the stop arm if the purchaser renders the stop arm inoperable; and
(3) shall paint the bus any color except the national standard school bus chrome yellow.
[Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-18.]
As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.11. Amended by P.L.70-2009, SEC.4; P.L.198-2016, SEC.650.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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