§ 31-22-11.1. Enforcement of inspections of school buses.
(a) Failure of a school bus to appear for a scheduled inspection shall result in that school bus registration being immediately suspended. Notification of the failure to appear and the suspension order shall be sent to the registered owner and to the superintendent and the school committee of the district for which the bus transports children.
(b) Failure of a school bus to pass any inspection shall result in written notice to the registered owner to bring the bus into compliance within five (5) days or face suspension of the school bus registration. Notification of the failure of the bus to pass inspection shall also be sent to the superintendent and the school department for which the bus transports children.
(c) The suspensions shall remain in effect until the time that the bus passes inspection. No school bus will be used to transport children after failing an inspection until the time it is brought into compliance and passes inspection. Notification that a bus has passed inspection shall be sent to the registered owner, the school superintendent, and the school committee for which the bus transports children.
(d) The division of motor vehicles is authorized to enact such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary to enforce this section.
History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 344, § 2.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 31-22 - Miscellaneous Rules
Section 31-22-1. - Unattended vehicles.
Section 31-22-2. - Restrictions on backing.
Section 31-22-3. - Riding on motorcycles.
Section 31-22-3.1. - Riding on motor driven cycles — Passengers prohibited.
Section 31-22-4. - Overloading of vehicles.
Section 31-22-5. - Safety zones.
Section 31-22-6. - Coasting prohibited.
Section 31-22-7. - Following fire apparatus.
Section 31-22-8. - Crossing fire hose.
Section 31-22-9. - Throwing debris on highway — Snow removal.
Section 31-22-10. - Regulation as to school buses.
Section 31-22-10.1. - Insurance for school buses.
Section 31-22-11. - Inspection of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.1. - Enforcement of inspections of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.2. - Maintenance of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.3. - Random inspection of school buses.
Section 31-22-11.4. - School bus drivers pre-trip inspection.
Section 31-22-11.5. - Use of school bus with suspended registration — Penalty.
Section 31-22-11.6. - Childcare vehicles and school extracurricular vehicles.
Section 31-22-11.7. - Unauthorized school bus entry.
Section 31-22-11.8. - Unauthorized use of personal wireless communication devices on a school bus.
Section 31-22-12. - Supervision and inspection of vehicles transporting passengers for hire.
Section 31-22-13. - Abandoned vehicles.
Section 31-22-14. - Towing — Costs paid by owner.
Section 31-22-14.1. - Towing — Accident scene.
Section 31-22-15. - Lien for towing and storage charges.
Section 31-22-16. - Sale to enforce lien.
Section 31-22-17. - Notice of sale.
Section 31-22-18. - Newspaper advertisement of sale.
Section 31-22-19. - House trailers.
Section 31-22-20. - Solicitation on roadways, permit required.
Section 31-22-21.1. - Presence of alcoholic beverages while operating or riding in a motor vehicle.
Section 31-22-22. - Safety belt use — Child restraint.
Section 31-22-22.1. - Child passenger protection — Warnings of hazard and risk.
Section 31-22-23. - Tow trucks — Identification required.
Section 31-22-24. - Interior lights to be operated before dawn and after dusk during police stop.
Section 31-22-25. - Approaching horses.
Section 31-22-26. - Noise in vicinity of horse.
Section 31-22-27. - Severability.
Section 31-22-28. - Transporting animals.
Section 31-22-29. - Inspection of fire apparatus vehicles.
Section 31-22-30. - Text messaging while operating a motor vehicle.
Section 31-22-31. - Mobile telephone usage by motor vehicle operators.