Section 446.104  Definitions

As used in this Part:

"Code" means the Illinois Vehicle Code [625 ILCS 5].

"Commercial Vehicle Safety Section" or "Section" means a section of the Bureau of Safety Programs of the Division of Traffic Safety, Illinois Department of Transportation.

"Department" means the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents.  (Section 1-115.05 of the Code)

"Director" means the Director of the Division of Traffic Safety of the Illinois Department of Transportation.

"Division" means the Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety.

"Official Testing Station" means all contiguous real and personal property that houses the testing lanes and all equipment and supplies relating to the safety testing of vehicles.

"Person" means every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation.  (Section 1-159 of the Code)

"Rate" or "Charge" means the monetary charge to any person offering a school bus for a safety test pursuant to Section 13-106 of the Code.

"Safety test" means the inspection of vehicles and components required to be tested by the Illinois Vehicle Equipment Law [625 ILCS 5/12-101 through 12-902], the Illinois Vehicle Inspection Law [625 ILCS 5/13-100.1 through 13-117] and 92 Ill. Adm. Code 451, Administrative Requirements for Official Testing Stations.

"School bus" means every motor vehicle, except as provided in this definition, owned or operated by or for any of the following entities for the transportation of persons regularly enrolled as students in grade 12 or below in connection with any activity of such entity:

Any public or private primary or secondary school;

Any primary or secondary school operated by a religious institution; or

Any public, private or religious nursery school.

This definition shall not include the following:

A bus operated by a public utility, municipal corporation or common carrier authorized to conduct local or interurban transportation of passengers when such bus is not traveling a specific school bus route but is:

On a regularly scheduled route for the transportation of other fare paying passengers;

Furnishing charter service for the transportation of groups on field trips or other special trips or in connection with other special events; or

Being used for shuttle service between attendance centers or other educational facilities.

A motor vehicle of the first division. 

A multifunction school-activity bus. (See Section 1-182 of the Code.)

"Secretary" means the Secretary of the Illinois Department of Transportation.

(Source:  Amended at 35 Ill. Reg. 3551, effective February 10, 2011)