E-bike laws by state
Class systems, helmet and age rules, licensing, and where each class can ride. Statute-cited, dated, and updated when the law changes.
AlabamaThree-class systemAlaskaThree-class system reportedly adopted 2023 (AS 28.90.990, HBArizonaThree-class system (ARS 28-819)ArkansasThree-class system (A.C.A. 27-51-1701 to 1706, Act 956 of 20CaliforniaThree-class system (the original model, adopted 2015)ColoradoThree-class system (Class 1, 2, 3), adopted 2017ConnecticutThree-class systemDelawareThree-class system (21 Del. C. ch. 41 subch. XII, §4198P labDistrict of ColumbiaNo class tiers in DC Code §50-2201.02 (defines 'motorized biFloridaThree-class system (adopted 2020)GeorgiaThree-class system (O.C.G.A. 40-6-351 et seq.); official texHawaiiUNIQUE: e-bikes must be registered ($30 one-time); no three-IdahoThree-class system (Idaho Code 49-106(1))IllinoisThree-class system (625 ILCS 5/1-140.10)IndianaThree-class systemIowaThree-class system (Iowa Code 321.235B, definitions 321.1(36KansasThree-class system (KSA 8-1489)KentuckyNo e-bike classification statute found; general bicycle ruleLouisianaThree-class system (RS 32:1(25), operation RS 32:204)MaineThree-class system (29-A MRS §2063)MarylandThree-class system (MD Transp. §11-117.1)MassachusettsClasses defined in MGL c.90 §1; operation in c.85 §11B¾ (202MichiganThree-class system (MCL 257.662a, definitions 257.13e)MinnesotaThree-class system plus 'multiple mode' bikes (MS 169.222 suMississippiThree-class system reportedly adopted 2021 (Miss. Code 63-3-MissouriThree-class system (RSMo 307.194, definitions 301.010)MontanaNo class system: single-tier 'electrically assisted bicycle'NebraskaThree-class system (Neb. Rev. Stat. 60-618.03, adopted 2023)NevadaThree-class system (NRS 484B.017; labeling NRS 484B.784)New HampshireThree-class system (RSA 259:27-a, adopted 2019)New JerseyRestructured by P.L.2025 c.285 (signed Jan 19, 2026): 'low-sNew MexicoThree-class system (NMSA 66-1-4.5 definitions, 66-3-708 labeNew YorkThree-class system with NY-specific twist: Class 3 is 25 mphNorth CarolinaSingle 'electric assisted bicycle' definition (GS 20-4.01(7aNorth DakotaThree-class system (NDCC 39-10.1-09, definitions 39-01-01)OhioThree-class system (ORC 4511.522, effective 2019, amended 20OklahomaThree-class system (47 O.S. §1-104 definition, §11-1209 operOregonThree-class system (ORS 801.258), updated from Oregon's formPennsylvaniaUNIQUE: 'pedalcycle with electric assist' (20 mph, 100 lbs mRhode IslandThree-class system (RIGL 31-19.7-1, effective July 2024)South CarolinaNo class system: 'electric-assist bicycle' definition (SC CoSouth DakotaThree-class system (SDCL 32-20B-9)TennesseeThree-class system (TCA 55-8-301); Tennessee hosts its code TexasThree-class system (Transportation Code Ch. 664, adopted 201UtahThree-class systemVermontNo class system: motor-assisted bicycles governed as bicycleVirginiaThree-class system (Va. Code 46.2-904.1, adopted 2020)WashingtonThree-class system (adopted 2018)West VirginiaThree-class system (adopted 2020)WisconsinThree-class system (adopted 2020)WyomingThree-class system (W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxxiv))
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