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Chapter 48:50 folds e-scooters into 'motor vehicle' through wording that also names trolley vehicles and excludes rail vehicles, with two amendments unchecked.
Tajikistan has no national e-scooter law, but its capital Dushanbe banned e-scooters outright until 2030, and registration applies above 40 km/h or 50cc.
Syria's 2004 traffic law defines motor vehicle broadly enough to cover e-scooters, but the post-Assad transition leaves whether it still applies unresolved.
Suriname passed a law bringing electric vehicles under its Rijwet 1971 traffic act in May 2026, but it does not take effect until 1 January 2027.
The only traceable South Sudan traffic law is a 2003 pre-independence statute of unconfirmed current status. Under its terms, an e-scooter counts as a motor vehicle.
Solomon Islands' Traffic Act defines a motor vehicle broadly enough to sweep in e-scooters, since only overhead-cable-powered vehicles like trams are excluded.
Sierra Leone's Road Traffic Act has no lower moped tier, so an e-scooter falls under the same registration, licence, and helmet rules as a full motorcycle.
Serbia has regulated e-scooters since September 2023, capping speed at 25 km/h and requiring a registration sticker and helmet, though only 13,520 stickers exist.
The Republic of the Congo has no confirmed national road traffic code, so a shared CEMAC regional code applies, placing e-scooters in the same category as a car.
Puerto Rico's traffic law names patineta motorizada directly and bars it from public roads. Rental scooters still operate in San Juan despite the ban.
Paraguay's current traffic fines schedule lists bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles but no e-scooters at all, and a 2025 bill exists precisely to fill that gap.
Papua New Guinea's Road Traffic Act excludes only a disability-specific mobility device capped at 1,500 watts, so a general e-scooter falls under its motor vehicle rules.