(1) No person shall operate a vehicle in excess of the posted maximum speed limit established for a posted school zone. If a posted school zone speed limit sign includes the words “when children are present,” the term shall mean one (1) or more children. The definition applies to children present on the same side of the street as the school building or across the street from the school building in any direction within the marked school zone.
(2) Violation of the provisions of this section shall be an infraction punishable by a minimum penalty of not less than seventy-five dollars ($75.00).