                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRICALLY POWERED TOY VEHICLES,
ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS (§
46.2-908.1)

All electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically powered toy
vehicles, and electric power-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with
spill-proof, sealed, or gelled electrolyte batteries. No person shall at any
time or at any location operate (i) an electric personal assistive mobility
device at a speed faster than 25 miles per hour or (ii) a motorized skateboard
or scooter at a speed faster than 20 miles per hour. No person shall operate a
skateboard or scooter that would otherwise meet the definition of a motorized
skateboard or scooter but is capable of speeds greater than 20 miles per hour at
a speed greater than 20 miles per hour. No person less than 14 years old shall
drive any electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard or
scooter, or class three electric power-assisted bicycle unless under the
immediate supervision of a person who is at least 18 years old.
		An electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated on any highway
with a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less. An electric personal
assistive mobility device shall only operate on any highway authorized by this
section if a sidewalk is not provided along such highway or if operation of the
electric personal assistive mobility device on such sidewalk is prohibited
pursuant to § 46.2-904. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of
an electric personal assistive mobility device or motorized skateboard or
scooter in the crosswalk of any highway where the use of such crosswalk is
authorized for pedestrians, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles.
		Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices, motorized
skateboards or scooters, electrically powered toy vehicles, bicycles, and
electric power-assisted bicycles is prohibited on any Interstate Highway System
component except as provided by the section.
		The Commonwealth Transportation Board may authorize the use of bicycles or
motorized skateboards or scooters on an Interstate Highway System Component
provided the operation is limited to bicycle or pedestrian facilities that are
barrier separated from the roadway and automobile traffic and such component
meets all applicable safety requirements established by federal and state law.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2007, cc. 209, 366;
2009, c. 795; 2013, c. 783; 2017, cc. 251, 788; 2019, c. 780; 2020, cc. 59, 260,
1269.