Arkansas Code Annotated
Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1004 (2020)
Passing when stopped prohibited
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- When a school bus stops and displays its alternating red warning lights for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers, every operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle meeting or overtaking the school bus from any direction shall bring the motor vehicle or motorcycle to a complete stop before reaching the school bus.
- The operator of the motor vehicle or motorcycle shall not start up or attempt to pass in any direction until the school bus vehicle has finished receiving or discharging its passengers and is in motion again.
- If the operator of a motor vehicle or motorcycle fails to comply with subsection (a) or subsection (b) of this section while demonstrating a reckless disregard for the safety of the passengers of the school bus, the operator upon conviction shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
History. Acts 1953, No. 356, § 1; 1957, No. 322, § 1; 1985, No. 1083, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 75-658; Acts 1989, No. 243, § 1; 2005, No. 2128, § 5; 2019, No. 166, § 2[3].
A.C.R.C. Notes. Acts 2005, No. 2128, § 1, provided: “This act shall be known and may be cited as ‘Isaac's Law’.”
Amendments. The 2019 amendment added (c).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2007–2007 · leading case: Robinson v. State, 254 S.W.3d 750 (Ark. Ct. App. 2007).
Robinson v. State, 254 S.W.3d 750 (Ark. Ct. App. 2007). “(ii) The method of chemical analysis of the person’s blood, urine, or breath shall be made in accordance with §§ 5-65-204 and 5-65-206; or (C)While passing a stopped school bus in violation of § 27-51-1004. (2) A person who violates subdivision (a)(1) of this section is guilty…”
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