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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".13" citation="COMAR 13A.06.07.13" title_num="13A" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="07" heading="Vehicle Inspections.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Three safety inspections and a preventive maintenance inspection shall be conducted on each public school vehicle annually in accordance with Motor Vehicle Administration regulations and inspection standards.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The supervisor of transportation or the Department's Chief of Pupil Transportation may require additional inspections of individual vehicles at any time.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A daily preoperational check of each vehicle shall be performed each day the vehicle is operated.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A post-operational check shall be conducted at the end of each trip.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>A school vehicle found to be mechanically unsafe shall be immediately discontinued from use until made safe and authorized to be placed in service again by the supervisor of transportation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Each local school system shall have a written procedure for conducting pre-operational and post-operational checks.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>