§ 24-12-1-67. School bus.

"School Bus" means any motor vehicle operating under the jurisdiction of the state board of education or private school or parochial school interests which is used to transport children, students or teachers to and from schools or to and from any school activity, but not including any vehicle:

(1)

operated by a common carrier, subject to and meeting all requirements of the state corporation commission but not used exclusively for the transportation of students;

(2)

operated solely by a government-owned transit authority, if the transit authority meets all safety requirements of the state corporation commission but is not used exclusively for transportation of students; or

(3)

operated as a per capita feeder as defined in Section 22-16-6 NMSA 1978; or

(4)

that is a minimum six-passenger, full-size, extended-length, sport utility vehicle operated by a school district employee pursuant to Subsection D of Section 22-16-4 NMSA 1978.

(Ord. No. 1567 , 5-29-18)

State law reference

66-1-4.16 NMSA 1978.