KRS 189.370: Passing stopped school or church bus prohibited -- Application to properly

marked vehicles -- Rebuttable presumption as to identity of violator.

(1) If any school or church bus used in the transportation of children is stopped upon a

highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers, with the stop arm

and signal lights activated, the operator of a vehicle approaching from any direction

shall bring the vehicle to a stop and shall not proceed until the bus has completed

receiving or discharging passengers and has been put into motion. The stop

requirement provided for in this section shall not apply to vehicles approaching a

stopped bus from the opposite direction upon a highway of four (4) or more lanes

divided by an elevated barrier or unpaved median.

(2) This section shall be applicable only when the bus displays the markings and

equipment required by Kentucky minimum specifications for school buses.

(3) If any vehicle is witnessed to be in violation of this section and the identit y of the

operator is not otherwise apparent, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that the

person in whose name the vehicle is registered or leased was the operator of the

vehicle at the time of the alleged violation and is subject to the penalties as

provided for in KRS 189.990(5).