1997 Minnesota Statutes

     169.448 Other buses. 

    Subdivision 1.    Restrictions on appearance; penalty.  
 A bus that is not used as a school bus may not be operated on a 
 street or highway unless it is painted a color significantly 
 different than national school bus glossy yellow or Minnesota 
 school bus golden orange.  

    A bus that is not used as a school bus or Head Start bus 
 may not be operated if it is equipped with school bus or Head 
 Start bus-related equipment and printing. 

    A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor.  

    This subdivision does not apply to a school bus owned by or 
 under contract to a school district operated as a charter or 
 leased bus.  

    Subd. 2.    School motor coaches.  (a) A school district 
 may not acquire a motor coach for transportation purposes.  

    (b) A motor coach acquired by a school district before 
 March 26, 1986, may be used by it only to transport students 
 participating in school activities, their instructors, and 
 supporting personnel to and from school activities.  A motor 
 coach may not be outwardly equipped and identified as a school 
 bus.  A motor coach operated under this subdivision is not a 
 school bus for purposes of section 124.225.  The state board of 
 education shall implement rules governing the equipment, 
 identification, operation, inspection, and certification of 
 motor coaches operated under this subdivision.  

    (c) After January 1, 1998, a school district may not own or 
 operate a motor coach for any purpose.  

    Subd. 3.    Head Start vehicles.  Notwithstanding 
 subdivision 1, a vehicle used to transport passengers under 
 Public Law Number 99-425, the Head Start Act, may be equipped as 
 a school bus or Head Start bus. 

    HIST: 1991 c 277 s 10; 1994 c 603 s 10,11; 1996 c 398 s 56