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This is straight from the DMV site
Low-Power Scooter information effective October 1, 2009
The following is effective October 1, 2009:
-Creates a definition for Low-power Scooter 42-1-102(48.5)
◦Self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on the roadways with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, no manual clutch, and either of the following:
■A cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters if powered by internal combustion; or
■A wattage not exceeding four thousand four hundred seventy six if powered by electricity.
Low-power scooter shall not include a toy vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, wheelchair, or any device designed to assist mobility-impaired people who use pedestrian rights-of-way.-Creates a definition for Electrical Assisted Bicycle 42-1-102(28.5)
◦Vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels and one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding 750 watts of power and a top motor powered speed of 20 mph.
-Creates a definition for Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (Segway) 42-1-102(28.7)
◦Self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, that is powered solely by an electric propulsion system producing an average power output of no more than 750 watts.
-Modifies the definition of toy vehicle to eliminate the wheel diameter and to exclude off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles 42-1-102(103.5).
-Modifies the definition of vehicle to include an electrical assisted bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device 42-1-102(112).
-Clarifies the definition of motorcycle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(55).
-Clarifies the definition of motor vehicle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(58).
-Deletes the definition of motor-driven cycle 42-1-102(56).
-Deletes the definition of motorscooter and motorbicycle 42-1-102(59)(a) and motorized bicycle 42-1-102(59)(b).-Requires the operator of a low-power scooter to possess a valid driver's license.
-Requires a low-power scooter to be registered by the Department of Revenue. Registration will be evidenced by a decal issued by the state office that is valid for three years.
The following is effective July 1, 2010:
-Requires the low-power scooter owners to have insurance upon registration and pay the motorist insurance identification fee.
-Allows Motor Vehicle Dealers or Used Motor Vehicle Dealers to act as an authorized agent of the department for the purposes of registering low-power scooters.
-Requires the owner of a low-power scooter to have complying insurance to operate the low-power scooter.
Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!
Low-Power Scooter information effective October 1, 2009
The following is effective October 1, 2009:
-Creates a definition for Low-power Scooter 42-1-102(48.5)
◦Self-propelled vehicle designed primarily for use on the roadways with not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, no manual clutch, and either of the following:
■A cylinder capacity not exceeding fifty cubic centimeters if powered by internal combustion; or
■A wattage not exceeding four thousand four hundred seventy six if powered by electricity.
Low-power scooter shall not include a toy vehicle, bicycle, electrical assisted bicycle, wheelchair, or any device designed to assist mobility-impaired people who use pedestrian rights-of-way.-Creates a definition for Electrical Assisted Bicycle 42-1-102(28.5)
◦Vehicle having two tandem wheels or two parallel wheels and one forward wheel, fully operable pedals, an electric motor not exceeding 750 watts of power and a top motor powered speed of 20 mph.
-Creates a definition for Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device (Segway) 42-1-102(28.7)
◦Self-balancing, nontandem two-wheeled device, designed to transport only one person, that is powered solely by an electric propulsion system producing an average power output of no more than 750 watts.
-Modifies the definition of toy vehicle to eliminate the wheel diameter and to exclude off-highway vehicles or snowmobiles 42-1-102(103.5).
-Modifies the definition of vehicle to include an electrical assisted bicycle or electric personal assistive mobility device 42-1-102(112).
-Clarifies the definition of motorcycle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(55).
-Clarifies the definition of motor vehicle to specify that it does not include low-power scooter 42-1-102(58).
-Deletes the definition of motor-driven cycle 42-1-102(56).
-Deletes the definition of motorscooter and motorbicycle 42-1-102(59)(a) and motorized bicycle 42-1-102(59)(b).-Requires the operator of a low-power scooter to possess a valid driver's license.
-Requires a low-power scooter to be registered by the Department of Revenue. Registration will be evidenced by a decal issued by the state office that is valid for three years.
The following is effective July 1, 2010:
-Requires the low-power scooter owners to have insurance upon registration and pay the motorist insurance identification fee.
-Allows Motor Vehicle Dealers or Used Motor Vehicle Dealers to act as an authorized agent of the department for the purposes of registering low-power scooters.
-Requires the owner of a low-power scooter to have complying insurance to operate the low-power scooter.
Note the deleation of the def. of motor bicycle and motorized bicycle. There hasn't been an addition of definition of MB's in the 2010 laws. Ride on!
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