Alabama E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Alabama's Act 2019-361 regulates shared e-scooter systems with local authorization, but whether it covers privately owned scooters is a genuinely open question.
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Alaska E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Alaska has no dedicated statewide statute for standup e-scooters. See what the state's motor-driven-cycle default means and how Anchorage handles it locally.
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Albania E-Scooter Laws: Nationwide Ban Since October 2025 (2026)
Albania has banned e-scooters, private and rental, from all public roads since October 2025. Ongoing seizures, a constitutional challenge, and what may come
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Algeria E-Scooter Laws: New Decree Covers Mopeds, Not Kick-Scooters (2026)
Algeria's 2025 decree built a real licensing regime for electric mopeds and motorcycles, but standing kick-scooters are still not covered. Here is the gap
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Andorra E-Scooter Laws: 25 km/h Cap, Age 16 (2026)
Andorran press reporting describes a 25 km/h cap, age-16 minimum, and mandatory insurance for e-scooters. Andorra la Vella adds its own sidewalk ban. Primary
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Angola E-Scooter Laws: Pedestrian Clause vs Ciclomotor Rules (2026)
Angola's Codigo de Estrada names trotinetas as pedestrian traffic in Article 102, but a separate cc-based ciclomotor category may apply too. Here is the open
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Antigua and Barbuda E-Scooter Laws: No Carve-Out in the Road Traffic Act (2026)
Antigua and Barbuda has no dedicated e-scooter law. Cap. 460 defines any mechanically propelled vehicle as a motor vehicle, sweeping e-scooters in by default.
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Argentina E-Scooter Laws: Buenos Aires' Ley 6164 vs. Provincial Rules
Argentina has no national e-scooter law. Compare Buenos Aires City's Ley 6164 with Rosario's and Cordoba's own, different ordinances.
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Arizona E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Arizona treats e-scooters as bicycles under state law, with no statewide age or helmet rule. See what ARS 28-819 covers and how Phoenix's local rules differ.
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Arkansas E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Arkansas sets a statewide minimum age of 16 and a 15 mph operating cap for e-scooters under Act 1015 of 2019. There is no statewide helmet requirement, despite
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Armenia E-Scooter Laws: No Statute Currently Exists (2026)
Armenia has no e-scooter law at all. Nothing forbids riding one and nothing regulates it either. What the road-safety law's silence means, and what a police
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Bahamas E-Scooter Laws: The 'Partially Propelled' Catch-All Rule (2026)
The Bahamas has no e-scooter law. The Road Traffic Act's 'wholly or partially propelled by mechanical means' definition treats e-scooters as motor vehicles.
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Bahrain E-Scooter Laws: Decision No. 58/2026 Speed Caps and Gear Rules (2026)
Bahrain's Decision No. 58 of 2026 regulates e-scooters directly: 25 km/h internal-roads-only speed cap, mandatory protective gear, rental-outlet inspections
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Bangladesh E-Scooter Laws: Swept Into "Motor Vehicle" (2026)
Bangladesh's Road Transport Act defines any electrically-powered vehicle as a motor vehicle, no exemption for e-scooters. What that means, and what small
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Barbados E-Scooter Laws: Cap. 295 and an Unread 2023 Amendment (2026)
Barbados has no dedicated e-scooter law. The Road Traffic Act's mechanically propelled vehicle definition sweeps scooters in, and a 2023 amendment is
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Belarus E-Scooter Laws: Decree No. 295 Since Sept 2025 (2026)
Belarus regulates e-scooters nationally under Presidential Decree No. 295, effective 1 September 2025. Speed caps, sidewalk weight limits, and where the moped
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Belize E-Scooter Laws: Age 17, Licence and Registration Rules (2026)
Belize has no scooter-specific law. Cap. 230's fuel-neutral motor vehicle definition sweeps e-scooters in, with a reported age-17 floor, licence, helmet and
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Bhutan E-Scooter Laws: No Dedicated Rule, Swept Into 'Motor Vehicle'
Bhutan has no dedicated e-scooter law. Its 2021 transport regulations define motor vehicle broadly enough to capture any electric scooter by default, with
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Bolivia E-Scooter Laws: No Traffic Code Framework in 2026
Bolivia's national traffic code never mentions e-scooters. A full-text search of Ley 3988 shows a genuine legal vacuum, not a permission, with no registration
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Bosnia and Herzegovina E-Scooter Laws: A Split Country (2026)
Bosnia and Herzegovina has no state-level e-scooter law after a bill failed on 22 July 2026, but Republika Srpska already runs its own regime. What applies
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Botswana E-Scooter Laws: A Motor Vehicle by Default (2026)
Botswana's 1972 Road Traffic Act defines "motor vehicle" as anything self-propelled by electrical power, with no lighter category for e-scooters to fall into.
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Brazil E-Scooter Laws: CONTRAN's Federal Floor vs. Sao Paulo's Rules
Brazil's CONTRAN 996/2023 exempts e-scooters from registration nationally, but Sao Paulo sets the operative speed, age, and routing rules. Here is how they
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Brunei E-Scooter Laws: Swept Into Motor Vehicle Rules (2026)
Brunei has no dedicated e-scooter or PMD law. The Road Traffic Act's broad 'motor vehicle' definition, with no electric-power exclusion, sweeps scooters into
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Bulgaria E-Scooter Laws: Age 16, Low Fines, Sofia Extras (2026)
Are e-scooters legal in Bulgaria? The national ИЕПС age and helmet rules, why fines are a widely criticized 10 to 50 BGN, and Sofia's extra municipal parking
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Burundi E-Scooter Laws: Trottinette Motorisee Named by Law (2026)
Burundi's 2012 traffic code defines cyclomoteur to include electric motors and names trottinette motorisee by exact term, exempting it from registration. Here
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California E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
California e-scooter law explained: the real 15 mph speed cap behind the 25/35 mph figures, the under-18 helmet rule, sidewalk ban, and LA's stricter age rules.
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Cambodia E-Scooter Laws: No License Under 11kW, But Registration Still Applies (2026)
Cambodia's 2017-amended Law on Road Traffic exempts e-scooters from a driving license below 11kW, but still requires a number plate, and the ministry itself
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Cameroon E-Scooter Laws: The CEMAC Code Already Covers It (2026)
Cameroon's 1979 decree defines vehicles only by engine size, but the CEMAC regional road code that binds Cameroon is far broader, and it already covers an e-scooter.
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Central African Republic E-Scooter Laws: The Item 58 Catch-All (2026)
The Central African Republic has never enacted a scooter-specific rule. Its CEMAC road code has no moped tier either, so a definitions clause reads a scooter
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Chad E-Scooter Laws: Why Silence Means a Stricter Rule (2026)
Chad has no scooter statute, but that is not the same as no rule. A CEMAC definitions clause puts an electric scooter in the same category as a car, with
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Chile E-Scooter Laws: VMP Category, 25 km/h Cap, Helmet Mandatory (2026)
Chile regulates e-scooters nationally as VMPs under a 2025 reglamento: 25 km/h cap, mandatory helmet, and a seat-versus-standing split that decides where you
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China E-Scooter Laws: No National Right, Beijing and Shanghai Ban Them (2026)
China has no national e-scooter category. See why Beijing, from May 2026, and Shanghai ban them outright, the fines, and how smaller cities vary.
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Colombia E-Scooter Laws: New National Statute, Plates Coming 2027 (2026)
Colombia's Ley 2486 de 2025 sets national e-scooter rules: 1,000W cap, age 16, no sidewalks. A separate 2026 resolution adds licence plates from January 2027.
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Colorado E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Colorado sets no statewide age or helmet rule for e-scooters under C.R.S. 42-4-1412. The 16/18 rule some sites cite actually applies only to Class 3 e-bikes.
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Connecticut E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Connecticut e-scooter laws under CGS section 14-1 and section 14-286b: the 75 lb / 20 mph device definition, no license or age minimum to ride, the age-15
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Costa Rica E-Scooter Laws: Banned Today, Legal From Dec 20, 2026
E-scooters are prohibited on Costa Rican roads today, confiscated under Article 124. A signed reform, Ley 10834, opens a legal path only from December 20, 2026.
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Croatia E-Scooter Laws: Helmets Mandatory at Every Age (2026)
Are e-scooters legal in Croatia? Why Croatia is one of only two EU countries requiring helmets for e-scooter riders of all ages, the 2022 law, and the full
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Cuba E-Scooter Laws: A Reported A1 Licence Requirement (2026)
Cuban reporting describes an A1 driving licence requirement for electric two-wheelers under Ley 109, though the statute's own text could not be independently
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Cyprus E-Scooter Laws: Minimum Age Raised to 17 in 2026
Cyprus raised its e-scooter minimum age to a uniform 17 in April 2026 after accidents involving young riders, replacing two lower thresholds under Law
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Czech Republic E-Scooter Laws: Prague's 2026 Rental Ban Explained
Are e-scooters legal in the Czech Republic? Why Prague ended all shared rental contracts on 1 January 2026, the bicycle-equivalent classification, and what
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Delaware E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Delaware's two-tier e-scooter law: section 4198Q's 15 mph bicycle-like framework (age 14, helmet under 18) versus section 4198N's near-total public-road ban
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Denmark E-Scooter Laws: Helmets Mandatory for Every Rider (2026)
Denmark requires a CE-marked helmet for every e-scooter rider regardless of age since 2022, the only Nordic country to do so. Rules, penalties, and
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District of Columbia E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
DC e-scooter laws under DC Code section 50-2201.02: why a standard Bird or Lime scooter is legally an 'electric mobility device,' not a 'personal mobility
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Djibouti E-Scooter Laws: No Category Fits an Electric Motor (2026)
Djibouti's Code de la Route defines every powered two-wheeler category by a thermal engine. Here is what that leaves for an electric scooter, and what is still
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Dominica E-Scooter Laws: No Wattage Floor Under Chapter 46:50 (2026)
Dominica has no dedicated e-scooter law. Chapter 46:50 defines any mechanically propelled vehicle as a motor vehicle, sweeping e-scooters into the motor cycle
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Dominican Republic E-Scooter Laws: Decreto 256-20's VMP Rules (2026)
The Dominican Republic regulates e-scooters directly under Decreto 256-20: licence-exempt VMP status, mandatory helmets, a sidewalk ban, and a reported 20 km/h
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DRC E-Scooter Laws: Electric Motors Miss the Moped Exemption (2026)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an e-scooter's electric motor pushes it out of the lenient moped category and into the full motor-vehicle rules. Here
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E-Scooter Laws by State: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
See e-scooter laws by state for 2026: sidewalk rules, helmet requirements, and how each state classifies e-scooters, with links to a full guide for all 50
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E-Scooter Laws in Georgia (the Country): A Kick-Scooter Gap (2026)
Not the U.S. state: e-scooter rules in the country of Georgia (Tbilisi, Caucasus). The law defines only Segway-type devices, leaving ordinary kick-scooters in
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Ecuador E-Scooter Laws: Regulation Left to Quito and Guayaquil (2026)
Ecuador's national transit law hands e-scooter regulation to city governments. See why traffic agents say they lack a tool to sanction riders, and what Quito
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Egypt E-Scooter Laws: Cairo and Giza Bans, No National Text Verified (2026)
Cairo and Giza have banned e-scooters by governor decree with daily seizures. Egypt's national e-scooter picture is secondary-sourced only; primary gazette
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El Salvador E-Scooter Laws: The 2026 Regulatory Gap Explained
El Salvador has no e-scooter law. ASAMOTO's own president confirms no regulation covers them, and the Vice Ministry of Transportation has no sanctions yet for
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Equatorial Guinea E-Scooter Laws: The CEMAC Code Applies (2026)
Equatorial Guinea is bound by the CEMAC community road code, which has no moped category and sweeps an electric scooter into full motor vehicle rules.
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Estonia E-Scooter Laws: Kergliikur Rules and Sidewalk Riding (2026)
Estonia's kergliikur category allows e-scooters on sidewalks, unlike Sweden or Norway, with age tiers instead of a single floor. Alcohol and helmet rules
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Eswatini E-Scooter Laws: Self-Propelled Catch-All Explained (2026)
Eswatini's Road Traffic Act defines motor vehicle as any self-propelled vehicle, and its pedestrian-controlled exclusion does not reach a stand-on e-scooter.
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Ethiopia E-Scooter Laws: No Category, No Rider Code (2026)
Ethiopia's Road Transport Proclamation has no e-scooter category and is mainly a commercial-licensing law, not a rider conduct code, leaving individual
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Falkland Islands E-Scooter Laws: No Dedicated Rule, Own Legislation (2026)
The Falkland Islands is a British Overseas Territory with its own traffic ordinance, not UK law. It has no scooter-specific rule and no rental trial scheme.
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Faroe Islands E-Scooter Laws: No Dedicated Category (2026)
Faroese traffic law has no term for e-scooters at all. A broad moped (prutl) definition may sweep them in instead, which means registration duties, not free
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Fiji E-Scooter Laws: No PMD Carve-Out Found in the Act (2026)
Fiji's Land Transport Act 1998 has no scooter, bicycle, or PMD exception anywhere in its full 11,890-plus section tree, a structural finding that puts
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Finland E-Scooter Laws: New Age, Alcohol and Speed Rules From 2025 (2026)
Finland tightened e-scooter law on 17 June 2025 after 3 deaths and 600 injuries in one summer: new age-15 floor, 0.5 promille limit, and municipal permit
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