School bus license suspension — Delaware Permit Test

In Delaware, a first conviction for passing a stopped school bus with red lights flashing suspends your license for 1 month, with no driving allowed at all during it.

Losing the license, not just money, makes a driver think twice about passing a stopped bus.

Upon conviction for passing a stopped school bus with overhead and stop arm red lights flashing, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver license and/ or driving privilege for a period of one month for a first offense, six months for a second offense, or one year for a third or further subsequent violation occurring within three years of a prior violation.

In Delaware, a second conviction within three years for passing a stopped school bus suspends your license for 6 months.

A driver who has passed a bus twice is a known danger to children at bus stops.

Upon conviction for passing a stopped school bus with overhead and stop arm red lights flashing, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver license and/ or driving privilege for a period of one month for a first offense, six months for a second offense, or one year for a third or further subsequent violation occurring within three years of a prior violation.

In Delaware, a third or later conviction within three years for passing a stopped school bus suspends your license for 1 year.

Each repeat puts more children at risk, so the time off the road grows with each one.

Upon conviction for passing a stopped school bus with overhead and stop arm red lights flashing, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver license and/ or driving privilege for a period of one month for a first offense, six months for a second offense, or one year for a third or further subsequent violation occurring within three years of a prior violation.

After a second school bus passing suspension in Delaware, a conditional license may be issued only after at least 3 months with no driving at all.

A driver who could get a work license on day one would hardly feel the suspension.

A conditional license may be issued following a suspension for a second offense after serving a minimum period of suspension without driving authority of three months.

After a third or later school bus passing suspension in Delaware, a conditional license may be issued only after at least 6 months with no driving at all.

A repeat offender who kept driving to work would never really be off the road.

A conditional license may be issued following a suspension for a third or further subsequent offense after serving a minimum period of suspension without driving authority of six months.

How long is the license suspension for a first conviction for passing a stopped school bus?

1 month. Losing the license, not just money, makes a driver think twice about passing a stopped bus. Delaware Driver Manual, p.90: “Upon conviction for passing a stopped school bus with overhead and stop arm red lights flashing, the Division of Motor Vehicles shall suspend the driver license and/ or driving privilege for a period of one month for a first offense, six months for a second offense, or one year for a third or further subsequent violation occurring within three years of a prior violation.”