Stop Arm Pilot Program in NC

Stop arm violation reports have been collected by North Carolina public schools since 1999 and they reveal a persistent problem which exposes school children to danger at bus stops. Visit here to learn how NC is using new camera technology that may reduce these serious offenses and to see actual video of stop arm violations captured by these cameras.

Safety

• Stop Arm Violation Law & Video
• Stop Arm Violation Statistics Summary (2017)
• Stop Arm Civil Enforcement
• The Bus Stops Here Video
• Reducing Illegal Passing of Stopped School Buses
• Stop Arm Report – A Cooperative Program to Reduce Incidents of Vehicles Passing Stopped School Buses in a Coastal Region of North Carolina
• STN Presentation – School Bus Stop Arm Passing (2001)

Stop Arm Awareness in the NEWS

• WFMY 2: School Bus Laws: When to Stop
• WRAL.com: Troopers bring safety message to State Fair
• WNCT Eyewitness News: Carteret County tracking drivers who speed past school bus stop arm

Videos

Your School Bus Passenger Stop – Consistency Makes the Difference (6:47 min)

Viewable in Windows Media Player (60MB) or Real Player (4.8MB)

Stop Arm Violation Awareness Posters & Banners

Printable Banners

• Version 1 (PDF)
• Version 2 (PDF)
• Version 3 (PDF)

Preferred Banner Sets:
Set A: Banners #1 and #2
Set B: Banners #1 and #3

Official Loan/Use Form (MS Doc file)

Printable Posters

• Version 1 – English – Spanish
• Version 2 – English – Spanish
• Version 3 – English – Spanish
• Version 4 – English – Spanish
• Version 5 – English – Spanish

Violation Forms

• School Bus Illegal Passing Data COLLECTION Form (PDF) or (MS Doc file)
• Statewide School Bus Stop Arm Violation Count – Tally Sheet 2019
• Report of violation of School Bus Law (G. S. 20-2 17) (MS Doc file) or (PDF file)

Legislation (House/Senate)

• 2017 Law (S55) – Authorizes use of Photographic or Video Evidence for the Civil Enforcement of Violations for Passing a Stopped School Bus.
• 2013 Law (H428) – $500 Minimum Fine; License Revocation for Repeat Offenders
• 2009 Law (440): Camera & Video evidence may be used to prosecute Stoparm Violations + stiffer Penalties
  
• 2007 Law (924): Introduces Class I Felony, Removes the 8″ Signage requirement that defined a school bus, and requires a School Bus be painted yellow.
  
• 2006 Law (2880): No Prayer for Judgement (PJC) for Stoparm Violations
  
• 2005 Law (1400): Increased Penalty for Stoparm Violations
  
• 2001 Law (774): Rental Companies must notify Renters of law forbidding passing a stopped School Bus