New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 20 - ENFORCEMENT SERVICE
Subchapter 51 - STANDARDS FOR TYPES SCHOOL VEHICLES
Section 13:20-51.1 - Scope

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:20-51.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) This subchapter shall apply to any Type S school vehicle including, but not limited to, vans and passenger automobiles, which is used for the transportation of children to or from school or school-connected activities.

(b) This subchapter shall also apply to all Type S school vehicles, including limousines, omnibuses, taxicabs, motor vehicles for which a handicapped placard or registration plates have been issued in accordance with 39:4-206, and motor vehicles for which no fee registration plates have been issued in accordance with 39:3-27 that are used for two or more modes of transportation, one of which is for the transportation of children to or from school or school-connected activities.

(c) A Type S school vehicle shall be inspected twice each year by the Motor Vehicle Commission's Inspection Services Bus Unit to ensure that such vehicle is in safe and proper operating condition. The time and location of the inspection shall be established by the Chief Administrator or his or her designee.

(d) A motor vehicle with a GVWR of less than 3,000 pounds or more than 9,600 pounds GVWR shall not be used for the transportation of children to or from school or school-connected activities.

(e) A motor vehicle with a manufacturer's statement of origin or vehicle identification number (VIN) that identifies the vehicle as a truck shall not be used for the transportation of children to or from school or school-connected activities.

(f) A motor vehicle that has been modified and re-certified as a multi-purpose passenger vehicle by a manufacturer-certified or factory-authorized conversion company may be registered and used as a school vehicle as long as the vehicle meets all school bus vehicle safety standards and regulatory requirements, notwithstanding (e) above, unless the manufacturer designates the vehicle as not for school use.

(g) Any modification to a Type S school vehicle for the purpose of transporting children with special needs shall comply with all applicable FMVSS and SAE standards governing the modifications.

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