321O.1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Agent” means any officer, director, or employee of a business entity, or any other person who is authorized to act on behalf of a business entity. 2. “Business entity” means a corporation, sole proprietorship, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, […]
321O.2 Applicable law. 1. The operation of a personal delivery device is governed exclusively by this chapter and any applicable ordinance regulating personal delivery devices adopted by a local authority, as defined in section 321.1, that is not inconsistent with this chapter. 2. For the purposes of this title, a personal delivery device operated in […]
321O.3 Operators. 1. A business entity may operate a personal delivery device under this chapter only if a natural person who is an agent of the business entity has the capability to monitor and remotely exercise physical control over the navigation and operation of the device while the device is engaged. 2. Except as provided […]
321O.4 Operation. 1. The operator of a personal delivery device shall ensure that, while engaged, the device does all of the following: a. Operates in a manner that complies with the provisions of chapter 321 applicable to pedestrians, other than section 321.326, unless the provision of chapter 321 cannot by its nature apply to the […]
321O.5 Areas of operation. 1. A personal delivery device may operate on any of the following: a. A pedestrian area at a speed not to exceed six miles per hour. b. A road, provided that the speed limit on the road is forty miles per hour or less, under all of the following conditions: (1) […]
321O.6 Equipment. 1. A personal delivery device operated under this chapter must be equipped with all of the following: a. A marker that clearly states the name and contact information of the business entity operating the device and a unique identification number. b. A braking system that enables the device to come to a controlled […]
321O.7 Regulation by local authorities. 1. A local authority, as defined in section 321.1, in the interest of public safety, may prohibit the operation of personal delivery devices on certain roads and pedestrian areas within its jurisdiction if operation in those areas would constitute a safety hazard. 2. Except as authorized under subsection 1, a […]
321O.8 Insurance. A business entity that operates a personal delivery device under this chapter shall maintain an insurance policy that includes general liability coverage of not less than five hundred thousand dollars for damages arising from the operation of the device. 2021 Acts, ch 119, §10 NEW section
