Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 456 - NONSCHEDULED BUS INSPECTIONS › Section 456.50 - Enforcement Procedures

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
			 Division will conduct periodic nonscheduled inspections of school buses, of
			 buses registered as charitable vehicles and of religious organization buses.
			 (See Section 13-109(b) of the Law.)
b) The nonscheduled inspections will be
			 conducted by the Division's officers at locations where the vehicles listed in
			 subsection (a) of this Section are stored or parked. The SBBIR must be kept for
			 a period of at least 12 months at the location where the bus is stored or
			 parked and the SBBIR must be available for inspection by the Division's
			 officers during normal business hours.
c) Nonscheduled inspections will consist of
			 inspecting those items listed in Section
			 456.60,
			 456.75,
			 456.80,
			 456.95,
			 456.100
			 or
			 456.105
			 of this Part, depending on the type of vehicle being inspected. The Division's
			 officers will note any violation of this Part on the NIR and fill in the
			 penalty portion of the NIR according to the most serious penalty assessed.
			 Penalties are separated into three categories: Out-of-Service, Three-Day
			 Notice, and Warning. All violations listed on the NIR shall be corrected within
			 the time period noted on the NIR. (See subsections (f), (g), and (h) of this
			 Section.)
d) The NIR consists of
			 the original form and three copies. The original and one copy will be issued to
			 the bus operator. One copy will be mailed to the CVSS by the Division's officer
			 and the remaining copy will be retained by the Division's officer.
e) The bus operator's copy of the NIR shall
			 be returned to the CVSS after either all warning violations have been
			 corrected, or the Division's third day follow-up inspection has been completed,
			 or inspection at an Official Testing Station for an out-of-service penalty has
			 been conducted. See subsection (f), (g) or (h) of this Section for penalty
			 procedures.
f) If a nonscheduled
			 inspection reveals that any component listed in Section 456.60, 456.75, 456.80,
			 456.95, 456.100 or 456.105 meets the "out-of-service" criteria listed in those
			 Sections, the Division's officer will remove the Certificate of Safety from the
			 vehicle and will place the vehicle out-of-service. (See Section 13-109(b) of
			 the Law.)
1) A bright orange, triangular
			 decal will be placed on an out-of-service vehicle where the Certificate of
			 Safety has been removed. (Section 13-109(b) of the Law)
2) The vehicle must pass a complete safety
			 test at an official testing station before it is again placed in service. (See
			 Section 13-109(b) of the Law.) A complete inspection includes all of the
			 components required to be inspected, plus a valid SBBIR (see 92 Ill. Adm. Code
			 447), if required. The complete inspection is not limited to the components
			 listed in the penalty portion of the NIR.
3) An out-of-service penalty requires the bus
			 operator's copy of the NIR to be returned to the CVSS by the bus operator after
			 the bus passes a complete inspection at an Official Testing Station.
4) Causing or allowing the operation of an
			 out-of-service vehicle with passengers or unauthorized removal of an
			 out-of-service decal is a Class 3 felony. (Section 13-109 (e) of the
			 Law)