1. (a) Except:

   1. (1) as provided in subsection (b); or

   2. (2) when a school bus is stopped at an intersection or another place where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device or a police officer;

      whenever a school bus is stopped on a roadway or a private road to load or unload a student, the driver shall use an arm signal device, which must be extended while the bus is stopped.

2. (b) The governing body of a public school may authorize a school bus driver to load or unload a student at a location off the roadway that the governing body designates as a special school bus loading area. The driver is not required to extend the arm signal device when loading or unloading a student in the designated area.

3. (c) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.

   [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-14.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.27. Amended by P.L.217-2014, SEC.60; P.L.144-2019, SEC.4.