Section 820.180 - Unsafe school vehicle operation; penalty(1) A person commits the offense of unsafe school vehicle operation if: (a) The person operates or owns and causes or permits to be operated a school bus or school activity vehicle in a manner that is in violation of any standards and rules applicable to the vehicle that are adopted under ORS 820.100 to 820.120;(b) The person owns or leases and causes or permits to be operated for school purposes a school bus or school activity vehicle containing more passengers than the vehicle is designed to transport; or(c) The person operates or owns and causes or permits to be operated a school bus manufactured before April 1, 1977.(2) A person is not in violation of subsection (1)(b) of this section if a bus or vehicle contains more passengers than it is designed to transport due to unforeseen or unusual circumstances.(3) The offense described in this section, unsafe school vehicle operation, is a Class B traffic violation.Amended by 2013 Ch. 768,§ 154b, eff. 8/14/2013, op. 7/1/2014.1985 c.420 §4; 1991 c.392 §1; 1995 c.383 §100; 2007 c. 632, § 2