Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 41-6a-1115 - Motor assisted scooters - Conflicting provisions - Restrictions - Penalties(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a motor assisted scooter is subject to the provisions under this chapter for a bicycle.(b) For a person operating a motor assisted scooter, the following provisions do not apply: (i) seating positions under Section 41-6a-1501;(ii) required lights, horns, and mirrors under Section 41-6a-1506;(iii) entitlement to full use of a lane under Subsection 41-6a-1502(1); and(iv) driver licensing requirements under Section 53-3-202.(c) A person may operate a motor assisted scooter across a roadway in a crosswalk, except that the person may not operate the motor assisted scooter in a negligent manner in the crosswalk: (i) so as to collide with a: (B) person operating a bicycle or vehicle or device propelled by human power; or(ii) at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the existing conditions, giving regard to the actual and potential hazards then existing.(2) A person under eight years of age may not operate a motor assisted scooter with the motor running on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk.(3) A person may not operate a motor assisted scooter: (a) in a public parking structure;(b) on public property posted as an area prohibiting bicycles;(c) while carrying more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed; (d) that has been structurally or mechanically altered from the original manufacturer's design, except for an alteration by, or done at the request of, a person who rents the motor assisted scooter to lower the maximum speed for the motor assisted scooter; or(e) at a speed of greater than 15 miles per hour or in violation of Subsection 41-6a-1115.1(3).(4) Except where posted or prohibited by local ordinance, a motor assisted scooter is considered a nonmotorized vehicle if it is being used with the motor turned off.(5) An owner may not authorize or knowingly permit a person under the age of 18 to operate a motor assisted scooter in violation of this section.(6) A person who violates this section is guilty of an infraction.Amended by Chapter 428, 2019 General Session ,§ 5, eff. 5/14/2019.Amended by Chapter 412, 2015 General Session ,§ 76, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 322, 2007 General Session