Section 1303 – Passing a school bus complaint procedure.

• (1)
  • (a) An operator of a school bus who observes a violation of Subsection 41-6a-1302(2) or (3) may prepare a report, in a manner specified by the school district, to the school district transportation coordinator no more than two working days after the alleged violation occurred.
  • (b)
    • (i) The report under Subsection (1)(a) shall contain:
      • (A) the date, time, and location of the violation;
      • (B) the license plate number and state and description of the offending vehicle;
      • (C) as much as practical, a description of the operator of the offending vehicle;
      • (D) a description of the incident involving the violation;
      • (E) information on how to contact the school bus operator who witnessed the offense; and
      • (F) the signature of the operator of the school bus who witnessed the offense attesting to the accuracy of the report.
    • (ii) The report under Subsection (1)(a) may contain photographs or video images produced by an automated traffic enforcement safety device described in Section 41-6a-1310.

• (2)
  • (a) Upon receipt of a report in accordance with Subsection (1), the school district transportation coordinator shall promptly send a notification letter to the last-known registered owner of the vehicle.
  • (b) The notification letter shall include:
    • (i) the applicable information on the school bus operator’s report stating that the vehicle was observed passing a school bus displaying alternating flashing red lights in violation of state law;
    • (ii) a complete explanation of the applicable provisions of Section 41-6a-1302; and
    • (iii) an explanation that the notification letter is not a peace officer citation but is an effort to call attention to the seriousness of the incident.
  • (c) The school district transportation coordinator may file the report with the local law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction for the alleged violation.

• (3) A law enforcement agency that receives a report in accordance with Subsection (2) may have a peace officer initiate an investigation of the reported violation.

Amended by Chapter 186, 2017 General Session