School bus passing penalty — Arkansas Permit Test
School bus passing penalty on the Arkansas permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
In Arkansas, passing a stopped school bus with its red lights flashing is a misdemeanor, fined at least $250 and no more than $1,000, with up to 90 days in jail, or both.
Passing a loading bus is how children get hit, so the law sets a high floor on the fine.
Drivers passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing will be charged with a Misdemeanor and upon conviction, fined a minimum of $250, not to exceed $1,000, up to ninety (90) days in jail, and/or both.
A driver who fails to obey Arkansas's school bus law and causes the death of a person will be charged with a felony.
A death caused by passing a bus is treated as a serious crime because the driver chose to ignore the warning lights.
Drivers who fail to obey this law and cause the death of a person will be charged with a felony.
On the test
What is the smallest fine for illegally passing a stopped school bus in Arkansas?
$250. Passing a loading bus is how children get hit, so the law sets a high floor on the fine. Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, p.13: “Drivers passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing will be charged with a Misdemeanor and upon conviction, fined a minimum of $250, not to exceed $1,000, up to ninety (90) days in jail, and/or both.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, published by the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-04.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pdf (Arkansas Driver License Study Guide, Volume 1, Edition 10, October 2026, Arkansas State Police, retrieved 2026-10-04; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR.pages.txt (the plain pdftotext fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/AR-exam.txt (the text of the State Police's audio testing instructions, https://media.ark.org/dps/Audio-Testing-Instructions.pdf, read 2026-10-04; states the 20 correct answers that pass)
- https://dps.arkansas.gov/law-enforcement/arkansas-state-police/services-programs/driver-examination/ (read 2026-10-04; links the study guide and the audio testing instructions, states no count or mark)
- https://media.ark.org/dps/Non-Commercial-DL-Testing-Rules_Current-Effective-as-of-7.23.21.pdf (the State Police's Non-Commercial Driver's License Testing Rules, read 2026-10-04; Rule 1 sets the five-day retest wait and no figure)