Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:328 – A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt standards and specifications applicable to lighting equipment on and special warning devices to be carried by school buses consisten
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:328
- Commissioner: means the secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Corrections. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- Highway: means the entire width between the boundary lines of every way or place of whatever nature publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for the purpose of vehicular travel, including bridges, causeways, tunnels and ferries; synonymous with the word "street". See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- School bus: means every motor vehicle that is used to transport students to and from school or in connection with school activities, but not including a charter bus or transit bus. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
- Stop: means , when required, the complete cessation from movement. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 32:1
A. The commissioner is hereby authorized to adopt standards and specifications applicable to lighting equipment on and special warning devices to be carried by school buses consistent with the provisions of this Chapter, but supplemental thereto. Such standards and specifications shall correlate with and, so far as possible, conform to the specifications then current as approved by the Society of Automotive Engineers.
B. It shall be unlawful to operate any flashing warning signal light on any school bus except when the school bus is stopped or is in the act of coming to a complete stop on a highway for the purpose of permitting school children to board or alight from the school bus.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1; Amended by Acts 1966, No. 216, §1; Acts 1977, No. 113, §1, eff. June 22, 1977; Acts 2022, No. 640, §2.