§ 12.68.210. Use of mobile telephones while operating a school bus or other vehicle transporting children.

No person shall use a mobile telephone while operating a moving school bus or other bus or van transporting children with a seating capacity of fifteen or more persons, except in the case of an emergency. For purposes of this section, an "emergency" shall mean that the operator of the bus or van needs to communicate with another to report that the vehicle is disabled, that medical attention or assistance is required for a passenger on the bus or van, that police intervention is necessary for the personal safety of a passenger or to otherwise ensure the safety of the passengers, or to report the presence of a disabled vehicle or an accident in the roadway. The foregoing provisions of this section shall not apply to a private individual transporting his/her family.

(Ord. BL2004-177 § 1, 2004)