Delaware Code Title 21. Motor Vehicles § 4198Q. Operation of low speed motorized scooters

(a) Except as specifically provided in this section, a low-speed motorized scooter or an operator of a low-speed motorized scooter is afforded all the rights and privileges, and is subject to all the duties, of a bicycle or the operator of a bicycle.

(b) A low-speed motorized scooter or a person operating a low-speed motorized scooter is not subject to the provisions of this Code relating to financial responsibility or insurance, driver's licenses, registration, certificates of title, off-highway vehicles, and license plates.

(c) On and after January 1, 2026, manufacturers and distributors of low-speed motorized scooters must apply a label that is permanently affixed, in a prominent location, to each low-speed motorized scooter.  The label must contain the classification number, top assisted speed, and motor power of the low-speed motorized scooter, and must be printed in Arial font in at least 9-point type.

(d) No person may tamper with or modify a low-speed motorized scooter to change the motor-powered speed capability or engagement of a low-speed motorized scooter, unless the label indicating the classification required in subsection (c) of this section is replaced after modification.

(e) A low-speed motorized scooter must comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirements for electrically operated toys or other electrically operated articles adopted by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (16 C.F.R. Part 1505).

(f) A low-speed motorized scooter may be ridden anywhere bicycles are allowed, including streets, highways, roadways, shoulders, bicycle lanes, bikeways (including bikeways established pursuant to Chapter 10 of Title 17) and bicycle or multi-use paths except for all the following:

(g) All operators and passengers of a low-speed motorized scooter under the age of 18 years old must wear an approved, properly fitted, and fastened bicycle helmet.  For the purposes of this subsection, “approved helmet” has the meaning provided in § 4198K(a) of this title.  The requirement to wear a helmet is subject to the provisions of § 4198K(b)-(f) of this title.

(h) No low-speed motorized scooters may be operated as part of a rental service.

(i) A person must be at least 14 years old to operate a low-speed motorized scooter.