Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 280 - Department of Revenue
Chapter 30 - Division of Motor Vehicles
Subchapter 15 - Safety and Emissions
Part 8 - Rules and Regulations for Extracurricular Vehicles
Section 280-RICR-30-15-8.5 - Adoption and Incorporation by Reference of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for School Buses
Universal Citation: 280 RI Code of Rules 30 15 8.5
Current through September 18, 2024
A. All school extracurricular vehicles as defined in R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-22-11.6 and in these regulations, designed with a capacity of at least eleven (11) and not more than fifteen (15) people (including the driver), and purchased after July 1, 2000 must meet the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 571 (2018), hereby incorporated by reference, not including further amendments thereof. This includes 49 C.F.R. § 571.220, 49 C.F.R. § 571.221, and 49 C.F.R. § 571.222.
B. In addition to the provisions within 49 C.F.R. Part 571 :
1. School extracurricular
vehicles are prohibited from having amber or red flashing lights. Such systems
must be removed prior to bringing the vehicles for inspection at the Safety and
Emission Control Section of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
2. School extracurricular vehicles are
prohibited from having school bus pedestrian stop arms. Such systems must be
removed prior to bringing the vehicle for inspection at the Safety and Emission
Control Section of the Division of Motor Vehicles.
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