{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-21-12-1","heading":"Arm signal device extended; duty; penalty; license suspension; presumption","body":"Sec. 1. (a) A person who drives a vehicle that:\n(1) meets or overtakes from any direction a school bus stopped on a roadway or a private road and is not stopped before reaching the school bus when the arm signal device specified in IC 9-21-12-13 is in the device's extended position; or\n(2) proceeds before the arm signal device is no longer extended;\ncommits a Class A infraction.\n(b) In addition to any other penalty imposed under this section, the court may suspend the person's driving privileges:\n(1) for ninety (90) days; or\n(2) if the person has committed at least one (1) previous offense under this section or IC 9-21-8-52(b), for one (1) year.\n(c) This section is applicable only if the school bus is in substantial compliance with the markings required by the state school bus committee.\n(d) There is a rebuttable presumption that the owner of the vehicle involved in the violation of this section committed the violation. This presumption does not apply to the owner of a vehicle involved in the violation of this section if the owner routinely engages in the business of renting the vehicle for periods of thirty (30) days or less.","path":["TITLE 9. MOTOR VEHICLES","ARTICLE 21. TRAFFIC REGULATION","Chapter 12. School Buses; Fire and Emergency Vehicles"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_9.html#9-21-12-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"a87ba1f59e1e47665b3e560b90b2a95d66f834361a4abe83a29f8654f6f246aa","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-21-11.5-11","next":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}