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    Default Passing a Stopped School Bus in Missouri

    My question involves a traffic ticket from the state of: Today I passed a school bus that had its lights on on the left hand side of the road after it had already let the kids off. I stopped behind the bus and watched it let the kids off and then the bus just sat there for about 2-3 minutes not doing anything so I idiotically passed it on the left hand side going 10-15 mph because I was going to be late for work. I'm almost certain I did something wrong I just was wondering what the punishment would be. I looked up the state laws in MO I got results varying from jail time to a fine of a few hundred dollars. Can someone please help me out and explain to me what might happen to me.

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    Default Re: Passing a Stopped School Bus in Missouri

    You could get jail time and a fine as you noted and typically 90 days suspension. Were you cited? Were the red lights/stop sign still activated. While the law technically says you're supposed to wait until the bus moves again or you're otherwise shown to pass, the deactivation for an extended period of the lights would probably be reasonably construed as such. Many buses do have to spend an extended time unloading if they are transporting special needs students.

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