N.J. Stat. § 18A:39-20

Current through L. 2023, c. 290.

Section 18A:39-20 - Compliance required for assigning bus driver; violations; fine

No board of education or contractor shall approve or assign an individual, as a driver or substitute driver of a school bus, without first complying with the provisions of this chapter, and any person violating, or failing to comply with such provisions shall be subject to a fine of:

a. not more than $5,000 for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for the first offense;

b. not more than $10,000 for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for the second offense; and

c. not more than $15,000 for each driver unlawfully approved or assigned for a third and each subsequent offense.

It shall not be a defense to avoid liability under this section that a board of education or contractor unknowingly failed to comply with the provisions of this chapter.

N.J.S. § 18A:39-20

Amended by L. 2021, c. 306,s. 1, eff. 11/8/2021.

Amended by L. 2003, c. 66, s. 5, eff. 11/1/2003.

Amended 1989, c.104, s.3; c. 31, s. 11.