Maine Revised Statutes > Title 29-A > Chapter 19 > Subchapter 4 – School Buses
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- Allowable alternative vehicle: means a vehicle that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301Bureau: means the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Bus: means a motor vehicle designed for carrying more than 15 persons, including the operator. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Commercial motor vehicle: means a motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant. Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name. Department: means the Department of Transportation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Extended stop arm: means a stop arm that when activated extends 3 to 6 feet outward from the left side of a school bus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 highway: means a public way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Law enforcement officer: means a person who by virtue of public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for crimes, whether that duty extends to all crimes or is limited to specific crimes. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC License: includes , but is not limited to, a nonresident operating privilege and the privilege of a person to apply for or obtain a license or permit to operate a motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Motor carrier: means a contract carrier, a common carrier or a private carrier of property or passengers by motor vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Motor vehicle: means a self-propelled vehicle not operated exclusively on railroad tracks, but does not include:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101Multifunction school activity bus: means a noncommercial motor vehicle that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301Operator: means an individual who drives or is in control of a vehicle or who is exercising control over or steering a towed vehicle. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Owner: means a person holding title to a vehicle or having exclusive right to the use of the vehicle for a period of 30 days or more. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Parking area: means an area designed for use as access or parking for patrons and customers of establishments to which the public is invited. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Pedestrian: means a person on foot or an operator of a wheelchair or a 4-wheeled or 3-wheeled motorized wheelchair. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Person: means an individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, fiduciary, trust, estate or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Private school activity bus: means a privately owned motor vehicle with a carrying capacity of 10 to 15 passengers that is not operated with public funds and that is used by a private school to transport students other than to and from home and school. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 Public way: means a way, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality, over which the general public has a right to pass. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Registration: means the registration certificate, plates and renewal devices pertaining to the registration of a vehicle, including temporary registered gross weight increases. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 School: as used in this subchapter , means an institution or facility for the teaching of children or for the custodial care of children, whether public or private, which is regularly attended by such children. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 School bus: means a:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301School bus CMV: means a commercial motor vehicle used to transport preprimary, primary or secondary school students from home to school, from school to home or to and from school-sponsored events. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 School bus crossing arm: means a device mounted on the front bumper of a school bus that is no shorter than 70 inches and no longer than the width of the school bus and when activated extends outward in front of the school bus to require students who cross the roadway in front of the school bus to maintain a safe distance in front of the school bus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 School bus non-CMV: means a noncommercial motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 passengers, including the driver, but less than 16 passengers, including the driver, and used to transport students from home to school, from school to home or to and from school-related events. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 School-age persons: means all children up to the age of 18 years and persons 18 years and older who are enrolled in a state-approved program of primary or secondary education, as defined in Title 20?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 Stop arm: means a device mounted on the left side of a school bus that when activated displays a stop sign to traffic in front of and behind that school bus. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Traffic: means pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, bicycles and other conveyances either singly or together using public way for travel. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Traffic infraction: means any violation of any provision of this Title, or of any rules established under this Title, not expressly defined as a crime or as a civil violation and otherwise not punishable by incarceration. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Urban fixed-route transit provider: means a transit district or a regional transportation corporation, as defined in Title 30?A, section 3501, that provides public transportation within one or more municipalities on prescribed routes at prescribed times. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 2301 Vehicle: means a device for conveyance of persons or property on a way. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Way: means the entire width between boundary lines of a road, highway, parkway, street or bridge used for vehicular traffic, whether public or private. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 29-A Sec. 101 Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72