§ 31-22-11.6 - Child care vehicles and school extra-curricular vehicles.
SECTION 31-22-11.6
§ 31-22-11.6 Child care vehicles andschool extra-curricular vehicles. – (a) Pursuant to § 31-22-10, the division of motor vehicles is authorizedto promulgate rules and regulations concerning the type, construction, andequipment of motor vehicles used for the transportation of children to and fromchild care facilities and to and from school sponsored activities includingathletics and extra-curricular activities.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "school bus", asreferred to in § 31-1-3(v), is defined as a vehicle which is used to carrychildren to or from school on school bound routes at the outset of thechildren's school day and/or on home bound routes at the end of the children'sschool day. For these routes, a school bus or a pupil transportation vehicle asset forth in §§ 31-22.1-1 and 31-22.1-2 must be used regardless ofthe number of students being transported.
(ii) For purposes of this section, "school extra-curricularvehicles" is defined as vehicles designed to transport fewer than fifteen (15)students to and from school sponsored activities including athletics,internships, work experiences, and extra-curricular activities where schoolbuses are not used because of the small number of students being transported.
(iii) For the purpose of this section, "child care vehicle"is defined as a motor vehicle owned or leased by a licensed child care agencythat does not exceed fifteen (15) passengers and is being used to transportchildren from schools to child care facilities and/or from child carefacilities to schools. Two (2) door sedans shall not be considered child carevehicles or school extra-curricular vehicles.
(b) The division of motor vehicles shall have the authorityto suspend the registration of any vehicle used for child care transportationor school extra-curricular transportation that does not meet the followingrequirements:
(1) Seating. Adequate seating space for all passengersshall be provided. The maximum seating capacity of a child care vehicle andschool extra-curricular vehicle shall be fifteen (15) persons, including thedriver. No standing shall be permitted while the vehicle is in operation.
(2) Safety belts. Safety belts shall be required forall passengers riding in the child care vehicle and school extra-curricularvehicle.
(3) Vehicle registration. All child care vehicles andschool extra-curricular vehicles shall be registered as public vehicles.
(4) Vehicle inspection. All child care vehicles andschool extra-curricular vehicles shall be inspected for excessive emissionsand/or safety items according to a staggered appointment schedule as determinedby the director of revenue, or his or her designee, and from time to timethereafter as may be required, and the vehicle owner shall display upon thevehicle the certificate of inspection and approval issued to the vehicle untilthe certificate shall expire.
(5) Inspector's rejection notice. The director ofrevenue, or his or her designee, may affix a notice of rejection to any vehiclethat fails to pass the required inspection requirements. The rejection noticeshall not be destroyed or removed from the vehicle until the vehicle has passedthe inspection requirements, or its removal has been authorized by the directorof revenue or his or her designee.
(6) Vehicle identification. Any and all child carevehicles and school extra-curricular vehicles must have the name of the childcare organization conspicuously placed on the side of the vehicle. Theidentification shall be required to possess two inch (2") letters, and bepermanently affixed on the side of the vehicle.
(ii) Should any child care vehicle and schoolextra-curricular vehicle be a leased vehicle, the vehicle shall forego therequirement of having the name of the child care facility or school permanentlyaffixed to the side of the vehicle, but instead may satisfy the identificationrequirement by placing a magnetized sign naming the child care facility orschool or any other temporarily affixed apparatus; provided, that the temporaryidentification sign not be interchanged, replaced, or modified to change thepurpose or function of the child care vehicle and school extra-curricularvehicle.
(7) Fire extinguisher. The child care vehicle andschool extra-curricular vehicle shall be equipped with at least onepressurized, potassium bicarbonate base dry chemical-type fire extinguisher,mounted in the manufacturer's extinguisher bracket, and located in the driver'scompartment in full view of and readily accessible to the driver. A pressuregauge shall be mounted on the extinguisher so as to be easily read withoutremoving the extinguisher from its mounted position.
(ii) The fire extinguisher shall have a minimum capacity ofnot less than two and a half pounds (2 1/2 lbs.) and be of a type approved bythe Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., with a rating of not less than ten (10)BThe operating mechanism shall be sealed with a type of seal that will notinterfere with use of the fire extinguisher.
(8) First-Aid kits. Every child care vehicle andschool extra-curricular vehicle shall be equipped with a first-aid kit mountedin an area accessible to the operator which consists of bandages, sterile pads,adhesive tape, and Band-Aids for use in the administration of first-aidtreatment.
(9) School extra-curricular vehicles purchased after January1, 2000 shall further comply with regulations which the division of motorvehicles is authorized to promulgate which require these vehicles to meetappropriate safety standards. The additional safety requirements of thissubsection shall, effective January 1, 2008, also apply to schoolextra-curricular vehicles in service prior to January 1, 2000, which are stillin service after January 1, 2008.