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Passing a School Bus

N.D.C.C. § 39-10-46 — stop from either direction for a school bus with red lights flashing or its stop arm out, a $250 fee

A driver meeting or overtaking, from either direction, a school bus stopped with its red lights flashing or its stop arm out stops before reaching it, and waits until it moves, its driver signals to go, or the lights and arm are off.

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  • On a highway with separate roadways, a driver on the other roadway need not stop.
  • A bus may turn on amber caution lights 300 to 500 feet before a stop.
  • Passing a stopped school bus carries a $250 fee.
Sources for this section (2)
  1. N.D.C.C. § 39-10-46 — Overtaking and passing schoolbus
  2. N.D.C.C. § 39-06.1-06 — Amount of statutory fees

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Dakota attorney.

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