Virginia Code

Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-188 (2026)

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As used in this article:

1. "Vehicle" means any vehicle owned or operated by, or owned or operated by any person under contract with, a county, city, town or school board in which any school pupils or personnel are transported at public expense to or from any public school.

2. "School pupils and personnel" includes school bus patrolmen when performing duties either in or outside a vehicle as prescribed by the Board of Education.

1980, c. 559.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1998–2024 · leading case: Jaquan Hamilton, an infant, by his mother & next friend Tanisha Hamilton v. Morris Jackson (Va. Ct. App. 2024).
Jaquan Hamilton, an infant, by his mother & next friend Tanisha Hamilton v. Morris Jackson (Va. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 22.1-188, -189, -190. Insurance is not required where a school board has received a certificate of self-insurance, as set out by Code § 22.”
Wharton v. Albemarle Cnty. Sch. Bd., 47 Va. Cir. 169 (Albemarle Cir. Ct. 1998). · cites it 3× “” Va. Code § 22.1-188(1). *172 Va. Code § 22.”
— Va. Code Ann. § 22.1-188(1) — 1 case
Wharton v. Albemarle Cnty. Sch. Bd., 47 Va. Cir. 169 (Albemarle Cir. Ct. 1998). “” Va. Code § 22.1-188(1). *172 Va. Code § 22.”
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