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1.A manufacturer or distributor of low-speed electric bicycles shall apply a label that is
permanently affixed in a prominent location to each of the manufacturer’s or distributor’s
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low-speed electric bicycles. The label shall contain all of the following information printed in
arial font with a font size not less than nine point type:
a.A classification number for the low-speed electric bicycle that corresponds with a class
defined in section 321.1, subsection 36A.
b.The low-speed electric bicycle’s top assisted speed.
c.The low-speed electric bicycle’s motor wattage.
2.Apersonshallnotknowinglymodifythespeedcapabilityorengagementofalow-speed
electric bicycle such that the low-speed electric bicycle does not qualify for a class defined
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1. A manufacturer or distributor of low-speed electric bicycles shall apply a label that is
permanently affixed in a prominent location to each of the manufacturer’s or distributor’s
§321.235B, MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD 172
low-speed electric bicycles. The label shall contain all of the following information printed in
arial font with a font size not less than nine point type:
a. A classification number for the low-speed electric bicycle that corresponds with a class
defined in section 321.1, subsection 36A.
b. The low-speed electric bicycle’s top assisted speed.
c. The low-speed electric bicycle’s motor wattage.
2. Apersonshallnotknowinglymodifythespeedcapabilityorengagementofalow-speed
electric bicycle such that the low-speed electric bicycle does not qualify for a class defined in
section 321.1, subsection 36A. If a person has modified the speed capability or engagement
of a low-speed electric bicycle, the person shall affix a new label containing the information
listed in subsection 1 to the modified low-speed electric bicycle.
3. A low-speed electric bicycle shall be manufactured and equipped in compliance with
16 C.F.R. pt. 1512.
4. A low-speed electric bicycle shall be manufactured to operate in such a manner that
when the rider stops pedaling, applies the brakes, or the electric motor is disengaged, the
electric motor assist ceases to function.
5. A class 3 low-speed electric bicycle shall not be operated unless it is equipped with a
speedometer that displays its speed in miles per hour.
6. A person under the age of sixteen shall not operate a class 3 low-speed electric bicycle.
A person under the age of sixteen may ride as a passenger on a class 3 low-speed electric
bicycle in compliance with section 321.234, subsection 4.
7. Apersonoperatingalow-speedelectricbicycleonahighwayissubjecttotheprovisions
of this chapter applicable to a rider of a bicycle on a highway and has all the rights and duties
under this chapter applicable to a rider of a bicycle, except those provisions of this chapter
whichbytheirnaturecanhavenoapplication, orexceptasotherwiseprovidedinthissection.
8. Except for provisions of the Code made specifically applicable to low-speed electric
bicycles in this section, low-speed electric bicycles are not subject to provisions of the Code
applicable to vehicles, including provisions relating to all of the following:
a. Licensure, registration, titling, inspection, and proof of financial liability coverage.
b. Possession of a driver’s license or permit.
9. a. A low-speed electric bicycle may be operated in any place where a bicycle is allowed
to operate, including but not limited to streets, highways, roadways, shoulders, bicycle lanes,
bikeways, and bicycle or multi-use paths.
b. A person shall not operate a class 3 low-speed electric bicycle on a bicycle lane or
multi-use path in excess of the posted or applicable speed limit, or if there is no posted or
applicable speed limit, twenty miles per hour.
[S13, §1571-m18, -m20; C24, 27, 31, 35, §4992, 4995, 4997; C39, §5018.01; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §321.236; 82 Acts, ch 1111, §1]