North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 19A - TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 03 - DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES › Subchapter G - SCHOOL BUS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY SECTION › Section .0200 - SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION › Section 03G .0205 - ISSUING OF ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Any applicant for certification as a school bus driver
					 shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(1) Legal:
(a) Shall be at least 18 years of age with at
				  least six months driving experience as a licensed operator of a motor vehicle,
				  and shall possess a valid North Carolina driver license of Class A, B, or C. In
				  the event a prospective driver shall have his place of residence in another
				  state, he may be certified as a school bus driver if he submits a copy of his
				  driving record from the state in which he is licensed before his initial
				  certification. Also, he must notify both his employer and the N.C. School Bus
				  and Traffic Safety Section within 30 days of a conviction of any moving
				  violation no matter what type of vehicle he was driving.
(b) Shall within a period of one year (12
				  months) immediately preceding certification have on his driving record:
(i) No more than one conviction of any moving
				  violation;
(ii) No conviction
				  whatever of:
(A) Reckless driving;
(B) Speeding in excess of 15 mph above the
				  posted limit; or
(C) Passing a
				  stopped school bus;
(iii) No conviction of a moving violation
				  which was the proximate cause of an accident.
(c) Shall within a period of two years (24
				  months) immediately preceding certification have on his driving record no
				  suspension or revocation of the driving privilege other than for such status
				  offenses as:
(i) Lapsed liability
				  insurance;
(ii) Failure to appear
				  in court;
(iii) Failure to comply
				  with out-of-state citation; or
(iv)
				  A 30-day revocation not accompanied by a subsequent conviction of driving while
				  impaired.
(d) Shall
				  within a period of five years (60 months) immediately preceding certification
				  have on his driving record:
(i) No more than
				  three convictions of moving violations of any kind;
(ii) No more than two convictions of moving
				  violations which were the proximate causes of accidents;
(iii) No conviction of driving while
				  impaired;
(iv) No suspension or
				  revocation of the driving privilege other than for:
(A) Those status offenses enumerated in
				  Paragraph (c) of this Rule,
(B)
				  Those offenses enumerated in
				  G.S.
				  20-16(a), subsections (9)
				  and (10).
(e)
				  Shall have on his driving record no more than one conviction of driving while
				  impaired.
(f) Shall have no "STOP"
				  entry appearing on his driving record at the time of certification.
(g) Shall have no record of any conviction of
				  a violation of the criminal code greater than a misdemeanor for a period of at
				  least five years immediately preceding certification. Further, shall never have
				  had in any jurisdiction a conviction of an offense against the public morals,
				  including but not limited to rape and child molestation.
(h) Shall have a driving record which in its
				  overall character arouses no serious question about the reliability, judgment,
				  or emotional stability of the applicant.
(i) Shall successfully complete the training
				  course for school bus drivers.