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Utah Code Title 41. Motor Vehicles § 41-6a-1115. Motor assisted scooters--Conflicting provisions--Restrictions--Penalties

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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:

(A) pedestrian; or

(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.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 41. Motor Vehicles § 41-6a-1115. Motor assisted scooters--Conflicting provisions--Restrictions--Penalties - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-41-motor-vehicles/ut-code-sect-41-6a-1115/

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