Arkansas Code Annotated

Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-109 (2026)

Bus drivers — Seat belts

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The driver or operator of a school bus shall wear a seat belt at all times while operating the school bus whenever the bus is so equipped.

History. Acts 1985, No. 757, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 80-1827.

Case Notes

Construction with Other Law.

Legislative history indicated that the General Assembly affirmatively decided not to require passenger seat belts in school buses, given its extensive involvement in the regulation of school bus design, in particular, legislation enacted in 1999, § 6-19-109, which required seat belts for school bus drivers, but not passengers, and the fact that the issue came up again in 2001, but died in committee. Price v. Thomas Built Buses, 370 Ark. 405, 260 S.W.3d 300 (2007) (see now §§ 6-19-117, 6-19-130).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2007–2007 · leading case: Price v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc., 260 S.W.3d 300 (Ark. 2007).

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Price v. Thomas Built Buses, Inc., 260 S.W.3d 300 (Ark. 2007). · cites it 4× “See Ark. Code Ann. § 6-19-109 (Repl. 1999); 1985 Ark.”

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