SDCL 13-29-6 Annual Inspection of School Buses-Issuance and Display of Certificate-Operation Without Certificate As Petty Offense

• Library: South Dakota Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: SDCL 13-29-6

Each school bus used for the transportation of school children which is owned by a school district, a nonpublic school or alternative education program or privately owned and operated under a contract with a school board or nonpublic school or alternative instruction program shall be inspected before the beginning of each school year by an inspector approved by the Division of Highway Patrol pursuant to § 13-29-6.1 to certify that the vehicle complies with state law, and rules of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards, the Department of Public Safety, and the Division of Highway Patrol. However, if a school bus is purchased from a licensed motor vehicle dealer during the school year, the dealer may inspect and certify that the vehicle complies with such law and rules. The owner of any bus certified by a dealer shall have the bus inspected by an approved inspector before the beginning of the next school year. The owner of the bus shall display a cert...