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Indiana treats e-scooters like bicycles under IC 9-21-11-13.6, with no statewide age or helmet law. The device is capped at 20 mph and banned from interstate highways.
Iowa has no dedicated electric scooter statute. Iowa Code 321.1(51A) classifies a standing kick scooter under 750 watts as a pedestrian conveyance, so riders generally follow pedestrian rules.
Kansas regulates e-scooters by applying its bicycle traffic rules, with no statewide age or helmet requirement. Wichita requires shared-scooter riders to be at least 18.
Kentucky's KRS 189.289 sets a 16-and-up age rule for electric low-speed scooters and forbids the state from imposing a helmet requirement by regulation.
Louisiana requires a helmet only for riders under 17 and sets no minimum age for e-scooters. The statute's rental-and-commercial scope leaves privately owned scooters an open legal question.
Maine defines 'motorized scooter' in 29-A MRS section 101(41-B): a license is required to ride, the speed cap is 20 mph, and no statewide helmet law was confirmed in the statute text.
Maryland classifies e-scooters as bicycles, under 100 lb and 20 mph, requires a helmet under 16, and Jay's Law flipped the statewide sidewalk default to allowed as of October 2025.
Massachusetts e-scooter laws under MGL c.90 section 1E: a driver's license is required to ride, the speed cap is 20 mph, and the helmet rule applies to every rider, regardless of age.
Michigan law calls an e-scooter an 'electric skateboard.' The device is capped at 25 mph, no one under 12 may ride on a public street, and riders under 19 must wear a helmet.
Minnesota's motorized foot scooter law, Minn. Stat. 169.225, bans sidewalk riding, sets a minimum age of 12, and requires a helmet only for riders under 18.
Mississippi has no standup e-scooter statute; a 2020 bill defining one died in committee. State DOR guidance says scooters need local authorization to operate.
Missouri has no dedicated electric scooter statute. RSMo 307.180's motorized bicycle definition may apply, raising an unsettled question about whether a driver's license is required.