Section 446.104  Definitions

As used in this Part:

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

"Department" means the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, acting directly or through its authorized agents or officers. (Section 13-100 of the Code)

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

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

"Official Testing Station" means all contiguous real and personal property which houses the testing lane(s) and all equipment and supplies relating to the vehicle safety test program.

"Person" means any person as defined in 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 test required by Section 13-101 of the Code.

"School bus" means

Every motor vehicle, except as provided below, 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.  (Section 1-182 of the Code)

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

"Section" means the Commercial Vehicle Safety Section of the Bureau of Safety Programs of the Division of Traffic Safety of the Department.

(Source:  Amended at 19 Ill. Reg. 15754, effective November 2, 1995)