Delaware General Assembly


CHAPTER 240

SKID CHAINS AND SNOW TIRES ON SCHOOL BUSES

AN ACT AMENDING CHAPTER 43, TITLE 21, DELAWARE CODE OF 1953, RELATING TO SKID CHAINS AND SNOW TIRES ON SCHOOL BUSES.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Delaware:

Section 1. § 4363, Title 21, Delaware Code of 1953, is amended to read as follows:

§ 4363. Skid chains and snow tires

When the highways are covered with snow or ice, the operator of any school bus shall not transport school children upon any of the highways of this State without tire chains on the outside rear wheels of the bus, or unless all rear wheels are equipped with tires having treads designed for use in snow, which tires must be in such condition as to serve the purpose for which they are designed. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), or imprisoned not more than ten (10) days, or both.

Approved July 1, 1953.