Ch. 678                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1417

SCHOOLS AND CHURCH RELATED ACTIVITIES, DAY CARE
CENTERS, DAY CAMPS, SUMMER, CAMPS, OR ANY ACTIVITY THAT
MAY BE CONSIDERED AS PROVIDING SOME EDUCATIONAL
EXPERIENCE FOR ITS PARTICIPANTS.

3-810.

[School buses, publicly or privately owned, under contract of the boards of
education of the political subdivisions, and/or owned or under contract by
accredited schools, shall pay a flat registration fee of $20.00 when operating for the
purpose of transporting pupils between home and school, or to or from any school
activity. When operating for these purposes only, they shall carry the usual school
bus insignia, front and rear and "stop" signals front and rear. When operating a
school bus for any purposes other than those above set forth, the owner shall
obtain from the Department an additional registration plate for which the charge
shall be $40.00 per year; except that, on one Sunday during October in any year
(with no extra charge and no additional license plate), a school bus may be
chartered by a nonprofit agency or organization and for such day of operation the
owner of the bus shall provide to the chartering agency or organization a
certificate of insurance meeting the financial responsibility requirements of this
article. When operating a school bus for any purpose other than the scheduled
operation of transporting pupils between home and school or to or from any school
activity, the operator of the bus shall cover the school bus license plate as well as
all markings on the bus indicating it to be a school bus. The Department shall
issue a distinctive plate to be used on buses operating on a schedule for the
transporting of pupils between home and school or to and from any school
activity.]

SCHOOL VEHICLES SHALL PAY AN ANNUAL REGISTRATION FEE
AS FOLLOWS:

1.    TYPE I SCHOOL VEHICLE (SCHOOL BUS) WHEN
OPERATING FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN,
STUDENTS OR TEACHERS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
OR IN CONNECTION WITH A SCHOOL ACTIVITY...$20.00

2.    TYPE I SCHOOL VEHICLE (SCHOOL CHARTER) WHEN
OPERATING FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE AND INCLUDING
THE FEE SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 1 OF THIS
SUBSECTION................................$60.00

TYPE II SCHOOL VEHICLE....................$20.00

11-706.

(a) The driver of a vehicle upon meeting or overtaking from either direction any
TYPE I OR TYPE II school [bus] VEHICLE which has stopped or is stopping
on the [[highway]] ROADWAY for the purpose of receiving or discharging
passengers shall come to a full stop 10 feet from the rear of the school [bus]
VEHICLE (if the vehicle is approaching the school [bus] VEHICLE from its
rear) or from the front of the school [bus] VEHICLE^°(if the vehicle is
approaching the school [bus] VEHICLE from its front) when there is in operation
on the school [bus] VEHICLE the alternately flashing [red] WARNING lights
specified in Section [12-2181 12-228, and the driver shall not proceed until the
school [bus] VEHICLE resumes motion or the alternately flashing [red]
WARNING lights are no longer actuated. The provisions of this subsection shall
not apply to school [buses] VEHICLES operating in Baltimore City. This section
shall not apply within the corporate limits of any incorporated city or town with