Section 300.88. Applicability.

 

(1)  School buses manufactured prior to March 1, 1995 shall be subject to the rules applicable at the time the vehicle was first registered as a school bus in Wisconsin. School buses subject to previous standards are less stringent.

(2)  All school buses manufactured on March 1, 1995 or later shall be subject to this chapter and to the referenced federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on the date of manufacture. The department shall consider the date of manufacture as being the date on which the second stage manufacturer or the school bus body manufacturer completes the installation of the body on the chassis or the date a single manufacturer completes the unit. In the case of a rebody, the completed rebody school bus has been remanufactured on March 1, 1995 or later and shall meet the requirements of this chapter and the referenced federal motor vehicle safety standards in effect on the date of the rebody.

Cr. Register, February, 1983, No. 326 , eff. 3-1-83; renum. from Trans 300.89 and am., Register, February, 1995, No. 470 , eff. 3-1-95.