In accordance with Act 247 of 2005, a person over eighteen (18) is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the person:
1) Enters a school bus with the intent to commit a criminal offense;
2) Enters a school bus and disregards the orders or instructions of the driver;
3) Enters a school bus and refuses to leave the bus after being ordered to do so by the driver;
4) Intentionally causes or attempts to cause a disruption or an annoyance to another person on the bus; or
5) Recklessly engages in conduct that creates a substantial risk of creating apprehension in any person on the bus.
Each school bus shall have signs placed next to each entrance warning that unauthorized entry of a school bus is a violation of state law.
The Arkansas Department of Education will distribute signs to each district based on the number of buses reported in the APSCN 2004-05 cycle 6 report.