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1997 SESSION


CHAPTER 65
An Act to amend and reenact § 46.2-1090.1 of the Code of Virginia, relating to warning lights on school buses.
[H 1588]
Approved March 2, 1997

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 46.2-1090.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:

§ 46.2-1090.1. Warning lights on school buses.

In addition to other lights authorized by law, school buses may be equipped with flashing white or amber warning lights of types authorized by the Board of Education after consultation with the Superintendent of State Police. These warning lights shall be (i) installed in a manner authorized by the Board after consultation with the Superintendent, (ii) and shall be lighted only while the bus is transporting school children, and (iii) lighted only during periods of reduced visibility caused by atmospheric conditions other than darkness. These warning lights may also be lighted at other times while the bus is transporting school children. Drivers of motor vehicles approaching school buses displaying lighted warning lights authorized in this section shall not be required to stop except as required in §§ 46.2-844 and 46.2-859.