California Vehicle Code ARTICLE 5 - Operation of Motorized Scooters

• Section 21220.
  (a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:(1) This state has severe traffic congestion and air pollution problems, particularly in its cities, and finding ways...
• Section 21220.5.
  For the purposes of this article, a motorized scooter is defined in Section 407.5.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 722, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2000.)
• Section 21221.
  Every person operating a motorized scooter upon a highway has all the rights and is subject to all the provisions applicable to the driver of...
• Section 21221.5.
  Notwithstanding Section 21221, it is unlawful for any person to operate a motorized scooter upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage...
• Section 21223.
  (a) Every motorized scooter operated upon any highway during darkness shall be equipped with the following:(1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a lamp emitting a white...
• Section 21224.
  (a) A person operating a motorized scooter is not subject to the provisions of this code relating to financial responsibility, registration, and license plate requirements, and,...
• Section 21225.
  This article does not prevent a local authority, by ordinance, from regulating the registration of motorized scooters and the parking and operation of motorized scooters...
• Section 21226.
  (a) A person shall not sell or offer for sale a motorized scooter that produces a maximum noise level exceeding 80 dbA at a distance of...
• Section 21227.
  (a) A motorized scooter shall comply with one of the following:(1) Operate in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when...
• Section 21228.
  Any person operating a motorized scooter upon a highway at a speed less than the normal speed of traffic moving in the same direction at...
• Section 21229.
  (a) Whenever a class II bicycle lane has been established on a roadway, any person operating a motorized scooter upon the roadway shall ride within the...
• Section 21230.
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorized scooter may be operated on a bicycle path or trail or bikeway, unless the local authority or...
• Section 21235.
  The operator of a motorized scooter shall not do any of the following:(a) Operate a motorized scooter unless it is equipped with a brake that will...

Last modified: October 22, 2018