Section 4513.50 - Bus safety definitionsAs used in sections 4513.50 to 4513.53 of the Revised Code:
(A)(1) "Bus" means any vehicle used for the transportation of passengers that meets at least one of the following: (a) Was originally designed by the manufacturer to transport more than fifteen passengers, including the driver;(b) Either the gross vehicle weight rating or the gross vehicle weight exceeds ten thousand pounds.(2) "Bus" does not include a church bus as defined in section 4503.07 of the Revised Code or a school bus unless the church bus or school bus is used in the transportation of passengers by a motor carrier.(3) "Bus" also does not include any of the following: (a) Any vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails;(b) A trolley bus operated by electric power derived from a fixed overhead wire furnishing local passenger transportation similar to street-railway service;(c) Vehicles owned or leased by government agencies or political subdivisions.(B) "Motor carrier" has the same meaning as in section 4923.01 of the Revised Code.Amended by 129th General Assembly, HB 487, §101.01, eff. 6/11/2012.Effective Date: 09-01-2000 .