32-32-3. Color of school bus--Exception--Violation as petty offense.
The color of every vehicle which transports ten or more students and is owned or operated by or for a school or school district used for transportation of school children shall be national school bus yellow in color, in accordance with the rules of the South Dakota Board of Education Standards. However, this section does not apply to those buses owned by a school district which are used for transporting children to and from school activities and which are not used to transport children from home to school and back. A violation of this section is a petty offense.
Source: SL 1963, ch 255, §3; SL 1970, ch 175, §33; SL 1986, ch 132, §5; SL 1989, ch 255, §222; SL 2017, ch 81, §57.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Section 32-32-1 - "School bus" defined.
Section 32-32-2 - Marking of school bus--When markings to be concealed--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-32-3 - Color of school bus--Exception--Violation as petty offense.
Section 32-32-5.1 - Buses covered by lighting requirements--Deadline for meeting requirements.
Section 32-32-5.2 - Use of red and amber lights by school bus operator--Violation as misdemeanor.
Section 32-32-7 - Highways with separate roadways--Buses stopped in loading zones.
Section 32-32-9 - Civil penalty against vehicle failing to stop for school bus.
Section 32-32-10 - Civil proceeding for penalty--Lien of penalty.
Section 32-32-12 - Stop arm signal required.
Section 32-32-13 - Transportation of persons attending conventions by school buses.
Section 32-32-14 - Head Start buses to be painted school bus yellow.
Section 32-32-16 - Deadline for equipping bus with stop arm signal.