{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-16","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 9-21-12-16","heading":"Forward area of school bus off limits to children","body":"Sec. 16. (a) When a school bus is in motion, students are prohibited from occupying any space forward of a vertical plane drawn through the rear of the driver's seat and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the bus. Every school bus must:\n(1) be marked with a line or otherwise equipped in order to indicate the prohibited area to students; and\n(2) have clearly posted, at or near the front of the bus, a sign stating that it is a violation of Indiana law for a school bus to be operated with any students occupying the prohibited area.\n(b) A school bus driver who knowingly or intentionally violates this section 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#9-21-12-16","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-07-08T17:54:09Z","sha256":"9bc1ae07ad615aa69a9f6005fff844ff6d2e76531dd23b183ae0ac714fa4d927","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-15.5","next":"us-in/ic-9-21-12-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}