2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 386 - Local Administrative Organization › NRS 386.830 - Condition, equipment and specifications of vehicle used for transportation of pupils; inspection; exemption; reporting; penalties.

1. All vehicles used in the transportation of pupils must be:
(a) In good condition and state of repair.
(b) Well equipped, and must contain sufficient room and seats so that the driver and each pupil being transported have a seat inside the vehicle. Each pupil shall remain seated when the vehicle is in motion.
2. Each school bus must be inspected annually by the Department of Public Safety to ensure that the vehicles are mechanically safe and meet the minimum specifications established by the State Board. The Department of Public Safety shall provide written notice of defects or inspection issues to the superintendent of schools of the school district wherein any such vehicle is operating and to any person designated by the superintendent of schools of the school district to receive such a notice, for the correction of any defects or inspection issues discovered thereby.
3. If the superintendent of schools fails or refuses to take appropriate action to have the defects or inspection issues corrected within 20 calendar days after receiving notice of them from the Department of Public Safety, the superintendent is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be removed from office.
4. The Department of Public Safety shall reinspect any vehicle which was found to have defects or inspection issues pursuant to subsection 2 and, if the Department of Public Safety finds the defect or inspection issue has been corrected, approve the vehicle for use.
5. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, all vehicles used for transporting pupils must meet the specifications established by regulation of the State Board.
6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, any bus which is purchased and used by a school district to transport pupils to and from extracurricular activities is exempt from the specifications adopted by the State Board if the bus meets the federal safety standards for motor vehicles which were applicable at the time the bus was manufactured and delivered for introduction in interstate commerce.
7. Any new school bus which is purchased by a school district to transport pupils must meet the standards set forth in:
(a) Subsection 1 of NRS 386.835 if the school bus is purchased on or after January 1, 2016;
(b) Subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 386.835 if the school bus is purchased on or after July 1, 2016; and
(c) NRS 386.837 if the school bus is purchased on or after July 1, 2019.
8. Each year, the Department of Public Safety shall submit a report to each superintendent of schools, which must include, without limitation, for the school district:
(a) The number of vehicles inspected during the immediately preceding year;
(b) The number of defects or inspection issues found pursuant to subsection 2 during the immediately preceding year;
(c) Any actions required by the superintendent, including, without limitation, establishing a timeline to resolve any defects or inspection issues, to ensure the safety of vehicles used in the transportation of pupils; and
(d) Any other information the Department of Public Safety deems necessary to ensure the safety of vehicles used in the transportation of pupils.
9. Any person violating any of the requirements of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
10. As used in this section, "defect" or "inspection issue" means a failure to meet the minimum specifications established by the State Board.
[400:32:1956]—(NRS A 1957, 629, 737; 1961, 302; 1971, 152, 339; 1973, 395; 1979, 1468; 1981, 991; 1985, 1988; 2001, 2603; 2011, 471; 2013, 1021; 2017, 2181; 2021, 383)