Arkansas Code
Subchapter 19 - Electric Motorized Scooter Act
§ 27-51-1902. Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
(A) “Electric motorized scooter” means a device that:
(i) Weighs less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.);
(ii) Has two (2) or three (3) wheels;
(iii) Has a handlebar;
(iv) Is equipped with a floorboard that can be used to stand on while riding the electric motorized scooter;
(v) Is powered by an electric motor; and
(vi) Has a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) with or without human propulsion on a paved level surface.

(B) “Electric motorized scooter” does not include:
(i) A motorcycle, an electric bicycle, an electric personal assisted mobility device, a motor-driven cycle, a motorized bicycle as defined in § 27-20-101, or a moped; or
(ii) An electric bicycle under § 27-51-1702;


(2) “Scooter-share operator” means a person or company offering a shared scooter for hire;
(3) “Scooter-share program” means a service in which a shared scooter is made available to use for hire; and
(4) “Shared scooter” means an electric motorized scooter offered for hire.

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