§ 11-173. Type I school vehicle  


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  •    (a) In general. -- "Type I school vehicle" means a school vehicle that:

       (1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;

       (2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type construction or integral type construction; and

       (3) Has a gross vehicle weight of more than 15,000 pounds and provides a minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger.

    (b) Certain buses operated by common carrier. -- "Type I school vehicle" does not include any bus operated by a common carrier under the jurisdiction of a State, regional, or federal regulatory agency or operated by the agency itself.


HISTORY: An. Code 1957, art. 66 1/2, § 1-181; 1977, ch. 14, § 2; 1986, ch. 447; 1993, ch. 76; 1999, ch. 354; 2010, chs. 260, 261.