1. (a) “Type I school vehicle” means a school vehicle that:

   1. (1) Is designed and constructed to carry passengers;
   2. (2) Is either of the body-on-chassis type construction or integral type construction; and
   3. (3) Has a gross vehicle weight of more than 15,000 pounds and provides a minimum of 13 inches of seating space per passenger.
2. (b) “Type I school vehicle” does not include any bus operated by a common carrier under the jurisdiction of a State, regional, or federal regulatory agency or operated by the agency itself.

Added by Acts 1977, c. 14, § 2, eff. July 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1986, c. 447; Acts 1993, c. 76; Acts 1999, c. 354, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1999; Acts 2010, c. 260, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 261, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2016, c. 397, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2017, c. 696, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.

Formerly Art. 66 ½, § 1-181.