§ 30-372. Inspection of school buses; physical requirements of drivers.

(1)

(a)
All motor vehicles, other than private passenger automobiles and school buses with a seating capacity of less than twenty-four (24) pupils, which are used primarily for the transportation of pupils to school, but which are not operated by or under the purview of the State or a political subdivision thereof or under a franchise issued by a municipality or the Public Service Commission, shall comply with the requirements for school buses of Chapter 234, F.S.

(b)

For the purposes of this section the term "school" includes all public and private nursery, pre-elementary, elementary, secondary, and college level schools.

(2)

(a)
Every bus with a seating capacity of less than twenty-four (24) pupils shall be equipped with the following:

1.

Nonleaking exhaust system;

2.

First aid kit;

3.

Fire extinguisher;

4.

Unbroken safety glass on all windows;

5.

Inside rear view mirror capable of giving the driver clear view of motor vehicles approaching from the rear; and

6.

Seats securely anchored.

(b)

Such vehicles shall be covered by liability insurance to protect pupils being transported.

(c)

Such vehicles shall transport no more passengers than they are equipped to seat.

(3)

It shall be unlawful for any person to drive a private school bus over any street in Miami-Dade County without first having obtained a chauffeur's registration from the CSD pursuant to Chapter 31, Article V of this Code.

(4)

All school buses and all motor vehicles covered by subsection (1) shall be inspected annually by the Department, and when found satisfactory for safe operation shall display on the vehicle a current certificate of inspection.

(5)

The Department shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effect the purposes of this section.

(Ord. No. 71-94, § 1, 12-21-71; Ord. No. 94-15, § 2, 1-20-94)

Annotations— AO of 11-1-83; CAO 79-24.