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<chapter num="06" heading="Use of Nonschool Vehicles by Schools or Licensed Child Care Centers" title_num="11" subtitle_num="19">
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" heading="Scope.">
    <text>These regulations apply to Class A and Class M vehicles:</text>
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Designed to carry 15 individuals or less, including the driver;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Not registered as school vehicles as defined in Transportation Article, §11-154(a), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="C.">
      <text>Used to transport children between one or more schools or licensed child care centers, or to and from designated areas approved by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" heading="Definitions.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>Terms Defined.</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>“Administration” means the Motor Vehicle Administration.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>“Class A vehicle” means a passenger car or station wagon.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>“Class M vehicle” means a multipurpose passenger vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(4)">
        <text>“Designated area” means an area approved by the Administration for the pickup and discharge of children.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" heading="Color.">
    <text>Vehicles covered by these regulations may not be painted national school bus yellow or any closely approximate color.</text>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" heading="Identification.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>A 4 x 4 inch identification sticker with yellow background and black lettering, issued by the Administration, shall be placed on an approved nonschool vehicle.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>The identification sticker shall be affixed to the lower right hand corner of the rear window.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" heading="Designated Areas.">
    <paragraph num="A.">
      <text>Schools and licensed child care centers shall apply to the Administration for approval of a location designated for the pickup or discharge of children transported in vehicles specified in Regulation .01 of this chapter.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="B.">
      <text>In approving a location for children to embark or exit, the Administration may not allow operators of vehicles covered by these regulations to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(1)">
        <text>Stop to pick up or discharge a child on any highway where the speed limit is over 35 miles per hour;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(2)">
        <text>Require or permit a child to cross a traffic lane in a parking lot or driveway used by the public for vehicular traffic; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(3)">
        <text>Require or permit a child to cross any roadway in order to board or exit the vehicle.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </regulation>
  <annotations>
    <annotation type="Authority">Transportation Article, §§11-154, 12-104(b), 13-420, 22-418, and 25-110, Annotated Code of Maryland</annotation>
    <annotation type="History" subtype="Administrative History">Effective date: January 18, 1993 (20:1 Md. R. 28)</annotation>
  </annotations>
</chapter>