Nevada Revised Statutes 484A.230 – ‘School bus’ defined
1. ’School bus’ means every motor vehicle which is designed or used to carry more than 10 passengers in addition to the driver and which is:
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 484A.230
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
(a) Owned by or under the control of a public or governmental agency or a private school and regularly operated for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity; or
(b) Privately owned and regularly operated for compensation for the transportation of children to or from school or a school activity.
2. ’School bus’ does not include:
(a) A passenger car operated under a contract to transport children to and from school;
(b) A common carrier or commercial vehicle under the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board or the Nevada Transportation Authority when such vehicle is operated in the regular conduct of its business in interstate or intrastate commerce within the State of Nevada; or
(c) A multifunction school activity bus whose purposes do not include transporting students to and from home or school bus stops.