(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric-assisted scooter on any interstate highway, federal or State highway within the City; provided, that nothing in this section prohibits an electric-assisted scooter from crossing a federal or State highway.

(b) Except as specifically provided, an electric-assisted scooter or a rider of an electric-assisted scooter shall be afforded all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all of the duties, of a bicycle or the rider of a bicycle. An electric-assisted scooter is a vehicle to the same extent as a bicycle.

(c) An electric-assisted scooter or a person riding an electric-assisted bicycle shall not be required to maintain: (1) vehicle liability insurance coverage; (2) a driver’s license; (3) vehicle registration; (4) a certificate of title; or (5) a license plate. An electric-assisted bicycle shall not be considered a motor vehicle.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric-assisted scooter at a speed in excess of seventeen (17) miles per hour.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate an electric-assisted scooter on a street with a posted speed limit greater than thirty-five (35) miles per hour. (Ord. 23-18 § 15, 2023; Ord. 22-24 § 3, 2022; Ord. 19-61 § 3, 2019.)