Arizona § 28-2516 Motorized gas powered bicycles or tricycles; definition

Arizona Statutes

§ 28-2516 — Motorized gas powered bicycles or tricycles; definition

Arizona § 28-2516

Title 28Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 7CERTIFICATE OF TITLE AND REGISTRATION

Art. 15Distinctive Vehicles

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Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 28-2516 (2026).

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A.Notwithstanding any other provision of this title:

1.A certificate of title is not required for a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

2.Registration is not required for a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

3.Vehicle license tax is not imposed on a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

4.A motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle is exempt from the provisions of section 28-964 relating to required equipment on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles and from the provisions of title 49, chapter 3, article 5 relating to vehicle emissions inspections.

5.A driver license is not required to operate a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

6.A motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle may use rights-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.

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A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title:

1. A certificate of title is not required for a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

2. Registration is not required for a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

3. Vehicle license tax is not imposed on a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

4. A motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle is exempt from the provisions of section 28-964 relating to required equipment on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles and from the provisions of title 49, chapter 3, article 5 relating to vehicle emissions inspections.

5. A driver license is not required to operate a motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

6. A motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle may use rights-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.

7. A motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle is not subject to chapter 9 of this title.

B. This section does not prohibit a local authority from adopting an ordinance that regulates or prohibits the operation of motorized gas powered bicycles or tricycles, except that a local authority shall not adopt an ordinance that requires registration and licensing of motorized gas powered bicycles or tricycles.

C. For the purposes of this section, "motorized gas powered bicycle or tricycle":

1. Means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with a helper motor that has a maximum piston displacement of forty-eight cubic centimeters or less, that may also be self-propelled and that is operated at speeds of less than twenty miles per hour.

2. Does not include an electric bicycle.