Bus FAQs

Click here for this information. Also, read the North Carolina child restraint systems statutes.

Yes. It is required for all privately owned buses, but not for government owned buses. This applies for class, field or any other type trip.

For more details, call 984-236-2940.

G.S. 20-4.01(27)d4 mandates that all school buses acquired on or after August 1, 2007 (those picking up children from and returning them to their homes each day) be painted primarily yellow below the roofline and bear the plainly visible words " School Bus" on the front and rear.

In order for a school bus to be able to stop traffic on North Carolina highways (or their right-of-ways) when picking up and depositing children at their homes, it must be of the same color as North Carolina public school yellow buses and equipped with the same type flashing lights, mirrors and front bumper arm as North Carolina public school yellow buses which pick up children each morning. 

G.S. 20-4.01(27)d3 defines activity buses as buses "generally painted a different color from a school bus."
 

A vehicle is a bus if it is built to transport 11 or more persons including the driver.

It is a school bus if it is used to transport students to or from school or school-related events. 

It is illegal to buy, sell or lease a new school bus that does not meet the federal motor vehicle safety standards applicable to school buses.
 

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The telephone number is 919-715-7000.