Section 400.8701. Definitions.

Rule 701. As used in this part:

(a)   “Child passenger restraint device” means a device that is used to restrain a child weighing less than 65 pounds that meets the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 213, child seating systems, 49 C.F.R. §571, revised 10-1-2002, and is hereby adopted by reference. Copies of the adopted matter may be obtained at no cost from the United States department of transportation at www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules.

(b)    “Manufacturer’s rated seating capacity” means the number of places or spaces provided by the manufacturer of a vehicle for the driver and passengers to sit while the vehicle is in motion.

(c)   “Motor vehicle” means a self-propelled device in which persons are or may be transported upon a highway, which is built on an automobile or truck chassis, which is specifically designed by the manufacturer to transport passengers, or specially modified to transport handicapped passengers, and which meets the safety equipment requirements of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300, MCL 257.683 to 257.714b.

(d)    “Multifunction school activity bus” means a vehicle rated for 11 or more passengers, including the driver, built after September 2, 2003 to  school  bus specifications defined in the federal motor vehicle safety standards. A multifunction school activity bus cannot be used for transporting children directly between home, school bus stops, and school.

(e)    “Safety belt” means an automobile lap belt or lap-shoulder belt combination designed to restrain and protect a passenger or drive of a vehicle from injury.

(f)   “School transportation” means transportation by a public, non-public, or private school.

(g)   “Transportation” means the conveyance of children by means of a motor vehicle to or from a center and to and from all activities planned for children by or through the center.

(h)   “Volunteer motor vehicle” means a motor vehicle not owned by, leased by, or registered to the center or principle or employee of the center.

History: 2013 AACS.