{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-13","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-21-12-13","heading":"School bus; arm signal device; exception","body":"Sec. 13. (a) Except:\n(1) as provided in subsection (b); or\n(2) when a school bus is stopped at an intersection or another place where traffic is controlled by a traffic control device or a police officer;\nwhenever a school bus is stopped on a roadway or a private road to load or unload a student, the driver shall use an arm signal device, which must be extended while the bus is stopped.\n(b) The governing body of a public school may authorize a school bus driver to load or unload a student at a location off the roadway that the governing body designates as a special school bus loading area. The driver is not required to extend the arm signal device when loading or unloading a student in the designated area.\n(c) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates subsection (a) commits a Class C misdemeanor.","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#9-21-12-13","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"8498becd4b6fd1c8b30d8695367097a947d19f371b21c79db4bdc55d6e57a2c8","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-12","next":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-14"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}