Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Administrative Rules
This is an historical version of this rule part. Also view the current version.
7470.0700 TABLE OF POINTS TO BE DEDUCTED.
In accordance with part 7470.0600, subparts 1 to 3, defects in the equipment of a school bus listed in the left column will cause the number of points specified in the right column to be deducted from the starting score of 100.
| Equipment Defect | Points |
| Tires, front | each 25 |
| Tires, rear | each 25 |
| Exhaust | |
| Inadequate pipe | 25 |
| Leak in system | 5 |
| Muffler defective (treat like leak in system) | 5 |
| School bus color (multifunctional school activity buses are exempt) | |
| Not basic yellow | 25 |
| Improper trim color | 2 |
| Required lettering | |
| No school bus sign (type A, B, C, or D) | 25 |
| Other lettering - nicknames | 2 |
| Stop arm (octagonal) | 25 |
| Reflective material cracked, scratched, or separated | 5 |
| Optional lamps on stop arm | 2 |
| Crossover mirror | |
| Missing or inoperable | 25 |
| If only line of vision is distorted, flaking or cracked | 5 |
| Headlamps out of adjustment (allow mechanic time to adjust) | 5 |
| Headlamp out | 5 |
| Both low beams out | 25 |
| One low beam out or either or both high beams out | each 5 |
| Dimmer switch inoperable | 5 |
| Turn signals inoperable | 25 |
| Eight lamp warning lamp system | |
| Lamp system not working | 25 |
| Eight lamp indicator malfunctioning | 10 |
| Indicator lamps | |
| High beam | 2 |
| Turn signals | 5 |
| Clearance lamps or optional white strobe lamp | each 1 |
| Rear lamps | |
| One out | 5 |
| Both out | 25 |
| Stop lamps (minimum of 2 required) | |
| Not working | each 15 |
| Auxiliary stop lamp not working | each 2 |
| Backup lamps | 5 |
| Brakes - service (foot) | |
| Not working | 25 |
| Hose blistered but no fluid leakage | each hose 5 |
| Brakes - emergency (auxiliary) | 25 |
| Defective or no warning horn | 25 |
| Rear view mirror | |
| Interior | 15 |
| Exterior | 25 |
| Slight crack, discolored or flaking | 5 |
| Windshield wipers (not working at all) | 25 |
| Wiper blade only | 5 |
| One speed not working on left side or the right side not working | 10 |
| Windshield glass | 10 |
| Steering | 25 |
| One kingpin bad (more than 1/2 inch) | 15 |
| Two kingpins bad (more than 1/2 inch) | 25 |
| Driver seat belt, missing or not usable | 25 |
| Entrance door, out of adjustment | 5 |
| Interior lamps | |
| Step-well | 2 |
| Other interior lamps (mention only) | 0 |
| First aid kit | |
| Missing | 25 |
| Short supply - per unit missing | 1 |
| Fire extinguisher, missing or in inoperable range | 15 |
| Flags and flares (electric or reflector) (for up to three missing) | 5 |
| Side glass and rear glass - each defect | 5 |
| Loose objects interior | each 2 |
| Seats loose (floor mount) | each 5 |
| Seat condition | each 2 |
| Bus interior (cleanliness) | 2 |
| Carbon monoxide | 25 |
| Emergency exit, inoperable | 25 |
| Emergency lettering missing | 2 |
| Bad door gasket | 5 |
| Speedometer | 10 |
| Suspension, main leaf | 25 |
| Other than main leaf, 25 percent or more of the remaining leaves broken | 25 |
| Other than main leaf, less than 25 percent broken | 10 |
| Loose or leaking shocks | 10 |
| Wheels | 25 |
| One stud nut missing if less than 20 percent of stud nuts on wheel | 10 |
| 20 percent or more of stud nuts are missing on wheel | 25 |
| Body condition | 2 |
| Hazardous protuberance or sharp edge | 25 |
| Two cross members bad, must be replaced | 2 |
| Cross members rusted, to be written up | 0 |
| Drive shaft guard | 25 |
| Frame | 25 |
| Defroster fan or heaters in excess of one in multiple heater buses | each 5 |
| Battery | 10 |
| Body mounting | 10 |
| Fuel system | 10 |
Statutory Authority:
MS s 169.451
History:
32 SR 1983
Published Electronically:
May 16, 2008
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes