1. (a) A person may not operate a school bus or a special purpose bus at a speed greater than:

   1. (1) sixty (60) miles per hour on a federal or state highway; or
   2. (2) forty (40) miles per hour on a county or township highway.
2. (b) If the posted speed limit is lower than the absolute limits set in this section or if the absolute limits do not apply, the maximum lawful speed of a bus is the posted speed limit.

3. (c) A person who knowingly or intentionally exceeds a speed limit set forth in subsection (a) or (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.

   [Pre-2005 Elementary and Secondary Education Recodification Citation: 20-9.1-5-10.]

As added by P.L.1-2005, SEC.24. Amended by P.L.107-2006, SEC.2; P.L.114-2007, SEC.2; P.L.188-2015, SEC.73.