§ 55-53-103. Equipment Requirements
An EPAMD shall be equipped with a system that when employed will enable the operator to bring the device to a controlled stop and, if the EPAMD is operated between one-half (½) hour after sunset and one-half (½) hour before sunrise, front, rear and side reflectors and a lamp emitting a white light that, while […]
§ 55-53-104. Construction — Operation on Highways
Nothing in this chapter or in any other law of this state shall be construed to limit the operation of an EPAMD on the public highways, sidewalks, bike trails and bicycle routes of this state except as otherwise set forth in this chapter. A person operating an EPAMD shall obey all speed limits for motor […]
§ 55-53-105. Regulation of Use
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, no county, city or town may institute a general prohibition on the use or operation of EPAMDs; provided, that any county, city or town may reasonably regulate the use or operation of EPAMDs. The regulations may include the restriction, limitation or exclusion on the use […]
§ 55-52-105. Child Bicycle Safety Rules and Regulations
With regard to any bicycle operated over any highway, street or sidewalk, it is unlawful: For any person under sixteen (16) years of age to operate or be a passenger on a bicycle unless at all times when so engaged the person wears a protective bicycle helmet of good fit fastened securely upon the head […]
§ 55-52-106. Penalty — Defense — Inadmissibility as Evidence in Civil Action — Issuance of Warning and Citation
Except as provided in subsection (b), any adult person violating any requirements set forth in § 55-52-105, commits a violation and shall be assessed a civil penalty of two dollars ($2.00) and court costs. Upon commission of the first offense within a twelve-month period under § 55-52-105(3), it shall be a defense that the accused […]
§ 55-52-201. Definitions — Offense of Operation by Minors
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: “Appropriate helmet” means, except as provided in subdivisions (a)(1)(A)-(C), a helmet that meets federal motor vehicle safety standards as specified in 49 CFR 571.218; Notwithstanding any provision in 49 CFR 571.218 relative to helmet penetration standards, ventilation airways may penetrate through the entire shell of […]
§ 55-52-202. Penalty for Operation of Off-Highway Motor Vehicles by Minors — Defenses
Except as provided in subsection (b), a violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor, subject only to imposition of a fine, not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) and court costs, not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00), including, but not limited to, any statutory fees of officers. No state or local litigation taxes shall […]
§ 55-53-101. “Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Device” Defined
As used in this chapter, “electric personal assistive mobility device” or “EPAMD” means a self-balancing, two (2) nontandem wheeled device, designed to transport only one (1) person, with an electric propulsion system with average power of seven hundred fifty (750) watts or one horse power (1 hp.), whose maximum speed on a paved level surface, […]
§ 55-53-102. Governing Provisions
The regulation and operation of EPAMDs shall be governed exclusively by this chapter. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an EPAMD shall not be considered to be a “vehicle,” “motor vehicle,” “passenger motor vehicle,” “passenger car,” “motorcycle,” “motorized bicycle,” “motor bicycle,” “motor-driven cycle,” “motor scooter” or “all-terrain vehicle” within the meaning of the laws […]
§ 55-52-101. Short Title
This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Child Bicycle Safety Act.”