In 2018, Arizona passed e-bike legislation, adopting the model legislation promoted by the industry. Quick reference, as enacted:
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- §28-101 new definitions added “Electric Bicycle”
- §28-819 new section “Electric Bicycles”
- HB2266 52nd/2R the bill in markup format
[Update — It’s all passed and signed as of 5/16/2018… see below ]
Late in this legislative season (53 2nd regular), an ebike bill has once again surfaced from Rep Worsley; this time as a “striker” in the former dark sky lighting special plates bill HB2266.
The bill is suddenly, as is always the case I guess with strikers, being heard, scheduled for 3/20/2018 in the senate where it passed unanimously…
… at the hearing Rep(?) Allen described it as “common sense” legislation. As of this writing (3/29) azleg.gov is showing it was voted on by the full (COW) senate 3/28 with DPA (do pass, amended refers to the striker), but vote shows all zeros so not sure what that means.
Compared to last year’s bill that died, this bill seems “cleaner”; here’s a direct link to the marked up statute.
It follows the three-class distinctions (a la CA) and makes it explicit that e-bikes are not motor vehicles nor are they vehicles (via changes to those def’ns in 28-101; “‘motor vehicle’ … Does not include … an electric bicycle”, and “‘Vehicle’ … Does not include … Electric bicycles”); nor are they mopeds, motorized bicycles, motor-driven cycles, or motorcycles.
They are, by default, to be regulated as bicycles (with one exception, see below); which means things like there are no operator age restrictions, no licensing, no registration, no insurance requirements; nor any operator safety-equipment requirements (e.g. AZ has no helmet laws). There are no specific speed restrictions (the Basic Speed Law, ARS 28-701, of course applies).
They simply inherit bicycle rules, like lighting requirements. There are no additional equipment restrictions, e.g. last year’s bill would have required a speedometer on Class 3 e-bikes.
The one exception to being regulated identically as bicycles at the state level is that Class 3, by default, would be banned from “bicycle or multiuse path unless it is within or adjacent to a highway or roadway”.
Because of Arizona’s local-control statute; localities would be free to further regulate them however they please.

The not a motor vehicle thing should be helpful; as the intention is to operated like bicycles. See bicycles-are-not-motor-vehicles-and-why-it-matters.; though it’s plain in the law, there are still some who willfully misinterpret it; supplying their own personal biases and prejudice instead. The seems most common in mis-understanding and mis-applying slow-vehicle rules in general; for example these individuals seem to grasp that a truck driver going slowly (perhaps because of a heavy load, or a grade, or a street sweeper, or a piece of construction equipment) in the right-hand lane is NOT committing a violation; whereas for some reason, they believe, a bicyclist is.
I should note that although I like that the bill is very “clean”, it does not address the problems/traps with the existing (now just gas-powered) motorized bicycle law, relating to restricting gas-powered bikes to being operated at below 20mph. Some police have used this foible to cause, in my view, disproportionate punishment for motorized bicyclists.
Loose ends?
Legal definitions of “paths”: The terms bicycle path and multiuse path aren’t really legally defined anywhere that I have found. See my handy list of related definitions.
In any event, the phrase relating only to Class 3 being banned from “a bicycle or multiuse path unless it is within or adjacent to a highway or roadway”. Is probably intended to allow class 3’s on things like cycletracks; or other separated infra. Like maybe for example the odd raised bike lane on Hardy.
I note that it would be a very bad idea to ride this type of infrastructure at anywhere near 28mph.
Homebrew? There are many available conversion kits to electrify a standard bicycle. It’s not clear to me how they would fit in.
Muddle over gas-powered motorized bikes not addressed: Another distinct loose end, in my view, is this bill does nothing to clear up the legal issues surrounding the original motorized bicycle law (especially the “operated at less than 20mph” bit); it simply leaves (gasoline powered) motorized bicyclists legally adrift. Gas-powered bicyclists seem to be a hated minority of a hated minority. I don’t “like” noisy, polluting, gas powered gizmos either, but that’s no excuse to persecute their users with novel interpretations of vague laws that are easily misused by police to unfairly punish somebody who’s simply riding their otherwise legal bikes at 20mph.
Bill Passes But is Vetoed for unrelated reasons
The Arizona legislature passed the bill 4/17/2018 and is awaiting an expected gov’s signature; according to BRAIN article.
Then on 4/20/2018 Gov. Ducey vetoed this bill along with many others in an unrelated spending battle involving teacher salaries.
Here’s a news story from BRAIN describing the veto situation.
Here’s Gov. Ducey’s veto letter. Isn’t politics wonderful? “Today I vetoed HB2266 (electric bicycles; definition; use). Please, send me a budget that gives teachers a 20 percent raise by 2020…”. Then teachers will be able to afford an ebike 🙂
Bill arises after the veto
With the education/budget crisis behind us…
The same language surfaced again on 4/30/2018 in a new house bill, HB2652, they call this a “replacement bill”. If that link doesn’t work locate HB2652 directly must do a bill search from apps.azleg.gov. in the 53rd2nd regular session.
At the moment, can view the language of the new bill (which I think is the old bill verbatim) at the old-style link, i.e. https://www.azleg.gov/legtext/53leg/2R/bills/HB2652P.htm
HB2652 passed and on 5/16/2018 was signed by Governor.
One curious thing is the vote was much closer in the House where it passed 34-26-7. I’ll have to look but I would guess it’s some partisan bullshit. (the identical bill passed a couple of weeks ago 39-17-4)
Here’s a presumably final BRAIN article about the final passage and signing by gov; According to BRAIN, Arizona becomes the ninth state with …
“Industry-supported model e-bike legislation has also been passed in California, Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Tennessee, Utah and Washington state.”
The general effective date for legislation passed in this session is 8/3/2018.
Other States…
Visit peopleforbikes.org/topics/electric-bikes page for extensive info on status of US state’s laws.
Current as of July 2018; article by Brendan Dolan raises some good points; and compares/contrasts the existing state’s laws, UPDATE #2: It’s a Bicycle, It’s a Motorcycle, It’s a Motor Vehicle…No, It’s an Electric Bicycle
A very handy more detailed, state-by-state analysis of current e-bike legislation, chart (downloadable .pdf).
If I understand it correctly, this bill looks good – in that it adds further clarity.
Here in Tucson, Pima Co. has published confusing advice on their Facebook page about e-bikes and their use on The Loop. Hopefully this bill will assist in getting that straightened out.
I do not use an e-bike, but see them used on The Loop regularly – mostly by people in need of the electric assistance due to their physical limitations. I’ve never had a problem with an e-bike – in fact often I suspect many people do not even realize if a bike has electric assistance.
“I note that it would be a very bad idea to ride this type of infrastructure at anywhere near 28mph.”
^ e-bikes?
v motorized?
“I should note that although I like that the bill is very “clean”, it does not address the problems/traps with the existing (now just gas-powered) motorized bicycle law, relating to restricting gas-powered bikes to being operated at below 20mph. Some police have used this foible to cause, in my view, disproportionate punishment for motorized bicyclists.”
i was doing 28mph or so, though not really worried about mph’s, passed a side street and low and behold a hundred foot down came officer bored. no radar that i know of. pulled me over. “going a little fast there , huh? blah blah blah” . nice fellow, no hassle.
he says “get a governor, 25 mph or ill get you next time.”
then sped off as if or to a call. ( mesa pd )
also a fellow rider kept saying 28 as we looked at each others bikes. to which i warned 25. GAH!
this makes three mph choices in my book. so which is it?
thank you
To the previous comment, until August 3, the speed limit is 20 mph. That cop was being pretty lenient. I expect that as a practical matter cops will allow 30 mph going forward. But even that will be questionable since the bike has no speed limit per se. Only the motor assist is limited to 28 mph. How can a cop determine when the motor stopped helping – especially when going downhill?
As for the new law, it has (at least) one HUGE ambiguity in the watt rating for the motor.
“… WITH FULLY OPERABLE PEDALS AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF LESS THAN SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY WATTS AND THAT …”
What does “of less than seven hundred fifty watts mean? It doesn’t say, “manufacturer’s rating”. There is no standard for establishing a watt rating for an electric motor. The legislatures seem to be operating under the idea that electric motors can be rated in watts much like light bulbs can. But it doesn’t work that way.
Watts could refer to power drawn from the battery? Well, that’s a problem because the power drawn is more a function of the motor controller amperage and not the motor itself. The same motor could draw 250 watts or 1500 watts depending on the controller and batteries used.
Motor wattage could refer to the amount of motor power delivered as well. But does that refer to peak or continuous? And In reality it gets even more complicated because motor wattage changes depending on the load applied. You can’t point to an electric motor and say definitively that it has some specific wattage rating. The reality is that wattage ratings used by dealers and manufacturers are a fuzzy mix of describing the bike’s capabilities and a significant dose of marketing BS.
This is a huge ambiguity. Mind you I’m not complaining. They’ve created a huge loophole that gives DIY bikers a lot more wiggle room. My plan is to put a sticker on my motor that shows shows 750 or fewer watts and isn’t a lie. If stopped by a cop (unlikely IMO) I’ll just point to the sticker.
BTW, just to point to the absurdity of even being concerned about the motor watts, Segway personal transports have a combined rated motor wattage (remember, that actually doesn’t mean a lot) of 3000 watts. And those are legally allowed on sidewalks in AZ. Go figure.
Jay, I think you are correct in that their is some ambiguity in regards to the watts rating, which can be a marketing dept. number as much as anything.
That said, I think the many problems with past laws covering e-bikes are starting to be addressed – and AZ law is coming closer to federal law. All are good for the public in my view. E-bikes are coming to AZ, just look at the wave of e-bike popularity in every major city in the world.
The main things in this new AZ law, I believe, are:
– The establishment of the definition for the Classes of e-bikes
– Reinforcement of speeds: 20 mph limit for Class 1 and 2, and 28 mph for Class 3
– No throttle allowed for Class 1
– Labeling required for e-bikes, with class and watt rating
I hope the new state law will lead to cities allowing Class 1 e-bikes on all public paths, as they are important for those with physical limitations and provide a much stronger incentive to bike commute – especially in AZ’s warm climate.
I feel under the new AZ law, law enforcement will be able to look at the required labeling on an e-bike and determine if they meet the required Class for the facility they are operating on. The police will be able to see if the bike has pedals or if a throttle exists or not.
Every major city in AZ (and much of the US) has painted itself into a corner – by sprawling out into the hinterland to the point it has become impossible to raise taxes sufficiently to maintain city/county services, especially our public roads. I believe bikes are part of our long term solution to this dilemma, and it is therefore imperative that lawmakers make clear our bike-related laws.
The new law is cookie cutter legislation that works just fine (better than before) for me, but it is potential bad news for a fellow I know who was perfectly legal under the old law. He has a heavy trike with fairly powerful motors. Never went over 20 mph. Now he’ll have to deal with motor power ambiguities. He’s partially disabled, so the trike is important to him.
Having both Classes 1 and 2 seem fairly pointless to me because they are treated equally under the current law. But aside from that peculiarity, having the two classes seems pointless to me. Why do we care if a throttle is enabled and/or operated indirectly through pedaling or directly through a separate throttle? What’s the point?
Class 1 & 3 are not “no throttle.” The law says nothing about not having a throttle. I’m pretty sure that the word “throttle” does not appear. The law merely says that power application can only be enabled when the rider is pedaling. Of course, pedaling isn’t really defined. My e-bike can be configured to do exactly that – disable the hand throttle when the pedals are stationary. If a police officer is making a decision based on whether a throttle exists or not, she’s making a mistake.
I would add that my experience in using both pedal and hand throttle modes is that “pedal actuated only” operation of an e-bike is less precise, less safe and less convenient than having both able to work separately or together.
Labeling is not required for a home-built e-bike or any e-bike sold before January 1, 2019.
So in short, if a police officer stops me because he thinks my DIY/Home-brew bike that I assembled in 2017 is not legal, he has two things he can check for:
1) The existence of functioning pedals (ill defined – but doable to some degree.)
2) The motor cut-off speed limit.
As for bike paths, I think we’d be best served by ignoring the classes and simply apply some common sense speed limits that would apply to e-bikes and regular bikes alike. They would be applied based on the nature of the path/lane much as we do with speed limits on roads. I think that’s the better answer to all of this. They should simply impose more realistic speed limits for paths, bike lanes, riding on roads, and sidewalk riding.
I’m a big fan of bike commuting. I rode many thousands of miles to work in the 80s and 90s. Since September last year I’ve commuted over 3,000 miles to work (Fountain Hills to Scottsdale Airpark area) – and that’s with a four month break to recover from a surgery. But as much as I love cycling and e-biking, I don’t see it as any more than a bit player in our transportation future. There just aren’t enough people that motivated or that willing to deal with the compromises. But maybe I’m wrong. If so, and if clear laws are needed for that to be the case, the AZ Legislature sure missed the boat with this recent change in legislation. The laws themselves, their rationale, and their intent aren’t very clear at all.
E-bike rider (Vancouver -area , British Columbia, Canada) loses court case against ticket for operating without licence, insurance
— moved to its own article: http://azbikelaw.org/is-this-an-e-bike/
I feel it confuses the situation when the electric scooter pictured in the CBC article is referred to as an “e-bike” – whether it has pedals or not. It is unclear that the electric scooter pictured in the article complies with federal or State of Arizona laws regulating what a legal “e-bike” is. That is, 750 watt maximum power and 20 or 28mph max speed limitation (depending on class). I’m sure there are places on the dark web or elsewhere to buy such a devise, but I see e-bikes on the road and bike paths frequently and none look like such a devise.
Yeah, stay tuned. I’m working on a “full” article since it’s sort of an interesting topic to me
Update: It’s been pointed out to me City of Tucson amended their codes in late 2018 for electric bikes and they are now consistent as to definitions (class 1, 2, 3) and general spirit; other than they override the states default prohibition on using class 3 on paths; but do institute a general “under 20mph” on paths; I’ll also point out but didn’t look into, this reference to CPSC seems somehow wrong; see the older motorized bicycle material here.
So now in Tucson (and consistent with ARS), there is bright distinction between their codes for “Motorized bicycle” which now refer exclusively to “gas-powered” bicycles; versus electric bicycles which are, of course, electric.
ARTICLE III. ELECTRIC BICYCLES
Sec. 5-12. Definition.
An “electric bicycle” is defined as a bicycle or tricycle equipped with fully operable pedals and an electric motor and that meets the requirements of one of the following classes:
(a) A “Class 1 electric bicycle” is a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
(b) A “Class 2 electric bicycle” is a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and that is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per hour.
(c) A “Class 3 electric bicycle” is a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle or tricycle reaches the speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour.
Sec. 5-13. Applicability of traffic laws; specific rules for electric bicycles.
(a) In the City of Tucson, a person riding an electric bicycle is granted all of the rights and is subject to all the duties applicable to a bicycle rider under state and local law, including Article I of this Chapter 5, except as otherwise provided herein.
(b) Electric bicycles are permitted on bicycle, shared and multiuse paths under the jurisdiction of the City of Tucson, in the same manner as any other bicycle and when operated at posted or regulated speeds, or under twenty (20) miles per hour, whichever is lower.
(c) No person under the age of sixteen (16) may operate an electric bicycle. A person under the age of sixteen (16) may ride as a passenger on an electric bicycle designed to accommodate passengers.
(d) All electric bicycles shall comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for bicycles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 C.F.R. Part 1512).
(e) All electric bicycles must be equipped with a speedometer that displays the speed the electric bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
(Ord. No. 11582, § 3, 9-5-18)
Here’s a pretty good Roundup of US state by state ebike laws:
https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/state-electric-bicycle-laws-a-legislative-primer.aspx#Federal
The PFB have an ebike resource page, links this document describes the Federal / CPSC rules in some detail:
https://wsd-pfb-sparkinfluence.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/E-Bike-Law-Primer_June2020-2.pdf
1) In my younger days, I easily exceeded 20mph on my non-electric bikes and I notice many non-electric bikes easily exceeding 30mph on the loop. If it’s speed people are concerned about, then post speed limits that apply for all bicycles, not exclusively eBikes.
2) We really must get the Loop (Pima County owns and manages the Loop. The county’s Natural Resources Parks and Recreation Department oversees the Loop) to clarify to all riders that eBikes ARE allowed on the Loop. Getting yelled at by uninformed people calling my eBike a “motor vehicle” gets old fast! Removal of the stupid signs would be a good place to start, or, add “eBikes class 1 and 3 Allowed” to the signs.
@Mallee Hagan, You hit the nail on the head! Pima County’s tone deaf policy is contributing to hateful and aggressive verbal assaults on The Loop, many directed at bicycle riders of a more senior age or with physical disabilities.
Pima County continues to operate in the Dark Ages with their out-of-date guidance for The Loop and e-bikes. Any exploration of today’s global bicycle market will show that the future includes e-bikes and sport-oriented road bikes are falling into a very specialized category for the vintage/nostalgia cycling enthusiast.
Due to Pima County’s failure to update their guidance, my wife and I have been subjected to verbal abuse all to often while riding on the The Loop. There is no place for this kind of assault in our public parks, and Pima County only encourages it by their lack of policy development. I ride an e-bike due to a medical condition, but we note that there are dozens of e-bike riders on The Loop on any given day. Many, if not most, of the e-bike riders we witness are age 60 or above, and are able to ride a bike because of the benefit of e-assistance. There are days we see more e-bikes than non-electric bikes.
The whole issue of safety of e-bikes does not hold water, and is based in myth and folklore. People bring up speed and weight, but without examine the facts.
We have observed that road bikes on The Loop typically travel 18-20+mph, while e-bikes will typically ride at 12-16mph. I’ve recorded hundreds of rides on The Loop with a gps bike computer with average speeds of 12-13 mph. Road bikes and tandem bikes pass me all day long. Speed is simply a not a valid argument against e-bikes.
Tandem bikes (and there are many), are the fastest bikes when it comes to typical or average speeds on The Loop – with speeds in excess of 20 mph. Tandem bikes are heavier than e-bikes (due to the weight of two riders). Recumbent bikes, bikes pulling trailers, and fat bikes – are all about the same weight as an e-bike, or a little more. Even more of a threat to safety are the many groups of road bike riders, riding close together at high speeds of 20+ mph. The combined speed and weight of these group riders are by far the biggest safety threat on The Loop – especially since they so often over-estimate their riding skills, passing by other riders and pedestrians at too close of a distance and at too high of speed. An examination of the facts shows weight is not really an argument against e-bike safety.
@Mallee Hagan
The current online guidelines would lead a person to believe that e-bikes are not allowed.
“No motorized vehicles or devices allowed (ADA accessibility and official vehicles are exempt)” Note that “motorized vehicles” might be interpreted differently than “motor vehicle” as a specific term used in A.R.S. laws.
https://webcms.pima.gov/UserFiles/Servers/Server_6/File/Government/Natural%20Resources%20Parks%20and%20Recreation/Rules/Loop_Guidelines.pdf
Local municipalities can override the State Laws regarding e-bikes. I’m not sure if Pima county is intending that or not with this published regulation. But regardless, I can see how it is confusing. Seems like this is the kind of thing that needs to be brought to the attention of those who manage the Loop.
BTW, I agree that all of these things are handled fairly easily with speed limits. Though perhaps you’d need some kind of noise limit as well when it comes to devices with internal combustion engines.
If weight were an argument, then we’d have to ban fat people. My ebike is very heavy as bikes and ebikes go. It weighs in at around 85 lbs. I have a big hub motor and lots of batteries, two baskets, fenders, etc. I used it for about three years as my daily commuter logging over 10,000 miles on it.But I weigh only about 170. So a really heavy person on an road bike still outweighs me.
Speed and right of way are the keys. These are the legislative expression of consideration for others and their rights.
At March 2, 2022 Phoenix city council meeting, council voted 7-2
(you-know-who voted against, but i have no idea why… Sal DiCiccio, and Waring of course) to “legalize” ebikes — Ordinance G-6967 ;
I still can’t find the ordinance, but if you go here and search on 6967:
https://apps-secure.phoenix.gov/PublicRecordsSearch/Home/AdvancedSearchOut
You will find an agenda item describing it
(it is, annoyingly, lumped together with the scooter rental pilot program)
https://apps-secure.phoenix.gov/PublicRecordsSearch/Home/RenderPDF/?id=z4KpKJrE2lHXuRGvK78fzflIuC+ZpTjVsziaBIoWJUs=
The trouble with existing Phx code, according to city staff, was the “motorized play vehicle” code makes all ebikes ILLEGAL to operate on any phoenix city street or sidewalk(!). I pointed this out (well, sort of!) in 2009!!
https://azbikelaw.org/is-your-motorized-bike-a-play-vehicle/
City of Mesa recently (2019) revamped their bicycle codes to explicitly include things like ebikes, and electric standup scooters.
It’s come to my attention just now, that Mesa, their code, does not respect bicyclists’ right to use the road in the safest manner, as it is in state law —
https://library.municode.com/az/mesa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT10TR
in particular 10-1-8; It is in the first place entirely unnecessary, as bicyclists (and ebikes, and scooters) are already bound by 28-815A, which has specific exceptions for safety — you will note Mesa’s code has NO exceptions, and applies at all times, even when moving at the same speed as traffic… Ug.
See https://azbikelaw.org/arizonas-ftr-law/ for a reasonable law.
Tempe when through a similar mess in the same timreframe and while I’m not happy with everything there, at least they have a reasonable facimile of state law (see “Issue 3” at https://azbikelaw.org/tempes-local-ordinance/ )
10-1-8: – RIDING ON ROADWAYS AND BICYCLE PATHS
(A)Every person operating a bicycle, electric bicycle, electric standup scooter, electric miniature scooter, motorized skateboard, or SATV upon a roadway shall ride as near to the right-hand side of the roadway as practicable, exercising due care when passing a standing vehicle or one proceeding in the same direction.
For comparison, ARS 28-815 is at https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/00815.htm
Brain article
https://www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-news/2022/05/20/e-bike-regulation-discussion-%E2%80%98eye-opener%E2%80%99-industry
possible confusion here:
https://electrek.co/2024/06/24/arizona-banned-kids-from-riding-electric-bikes-off-road/
is asserting SB1567 inadvertently defined (all) ebikes as OHV’s (off highway vehicles) and ergo prevents kids (or anyone, really) from riding ebikes without a driver’s license.
https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81138
@Micah Toll I am not a lawyer (either) but you are barking up the wrong tree here; Dana Wieck in another comment has it exactly correct. The ebike law, (which has the standard class 1,2,3 definitions), which is in Title 28, Transportation specifically exempts ebike riders from requireing a Driver’s license. An eMTB is an “electric bicycle” so long as it fits the class 1/2/3 rubrick. A sur-ron, e.g. is NOT an electric bicycle; and presumably yes would be (and IMO should be) subject to the OHV rules.
28-819B “AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE RELATING TO CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION, VEHICLE LICENSE TAX, DRIVER LICENSES OR VEHICLE INSURANCE”
links to ebike law here:
https://azbikelaw.org/ebike-bill-rides-again/
SB1567: https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/81138
https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6A/41-6a-S1115.5.html
utah has some really new (2024), interesting, label requirements; they ALSO have a good provisoin which limits the power of local authorities to sidewalk and path regs, they cannot restrict road access (can you hear me, City of Phoenix?)…
41-6a-1115.5. Electric assisted bicycles — Restrictions — Penalties.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an electric assisted bicycle is subject to the provisions under this chapter for a bicycle.
(2) An individual may operate an electric assisted bicycle on a path or trail designated for the use of a bicycle.
(3)
(a) A local authority or state agency may adopt an ordinance or rule to regulate or restrict the use of an electric assisted bicycle, or a specific classification of an electric assisted bicycle, on a sidewalk, path, or trail within the jurisdiction of the local authority or state agency.
(b) When enacting ordinances or making rules related to the use of a pathway or soft-surface trail, and during the planning or construction of a pathway or soft-surface trail, a local authority or state agency shall consider accommodations and increased trail access by a person with a mobility disability.
(4) An individual under 16 years old may not operate a class 3 electric assisted bicycle.
(5) An individual under 14 years old may not operate an electric assisted bicycle with the electric motor engaged on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk unless the individual is under the direct supervision of the individual’s parent or guardian.
(6) An individual under eight years old may not operate an electric assisted bicycle with the electric motor engaged on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk.
(7) The owner of an electric assisted bicycle may not authorize or knowingly permit an individual to operate an electric assisted bicycle in violation of this section.
(8)
(a) Beginning January 1, 2017, each Utah-based manufacturer of an electric assisted bicycle and each distributor of an electric assisted bicycle in Utah shall permanently affix a label in a prominent location on the electric assisted bicycle.
(b) Each manufacturer and each distributer shall ensure that the label is printed in Arial font, in 9-point type or larger, and includes the:
(i) appropriate electric assisted bicycle classification number described in Section 41-6a-102;
(ii) top assisted speed; and
(iii) wattage of the motor.
(c) A Utah-based manufacturer or seller shall ensure that a programmable electric assisted bicycle is equipped with a conspicuous label indicating the class or classes of electric assisted bicycle of which the programmable electric assisted bicycle is capable of operating.