The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
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EQUIPMENT
(Cite as: 23 V.S.A. § 1281a)
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§ 1281a. Optional equipment
In addition to equipment required under section 1283 of this title, any school bus as described in subdivision 4(34) of this title may be equipped with a stop arm sign with flashing red lights, of a type approved
by the Commissioner, securely mounted below the left front window on the vehicle in
an area approved by the Commissioner and must be visible to the driver when extended.
Such sign shall not be activated unless the vehicle has stopped on the highway for
the purpose of receiving or discharging public or private schoolchildren. At no time
shall the sign be extended when the vehicle is in motion. (Added 1969, No. 49, § 1; amended 1975, No. 149 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 1977, No. 102, § 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.)