This text of Kansas § 8-1592b (Electric-assisted bicycles; application of traffic laws; vehicle registration, vehicle liability insurance, title certificate, license plate or driver's license not required; manufacturing requirements; location of operation; restrictions) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Kansas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
(a)Except as specifically provided, an electric-assisted bicycle or a rider of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be afforded all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all of the duties, of a bicycle or the rider of a bicycle. An electric-assisted bicycle is a vehicle to the same extent as a bicycle.
(b)An electric-assisted bicycle or a person riding an electric-assisted bicycle shall not be required to maintain:
(1)Vehicle liability insurance coverage;
(3)registration in accordance with article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto;
(4)a certificate of title; or (5) a license plate. An electric-assisted bicycle shall not be considered a motor vehicle.
(c)On and after January 1, 2023, manufacturers and distributors of e
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(a) Except as specifically provided, an electric-assisted bicycle or a rider of an electric-assisted bicycle shall be afforded all the rights and privileges, and be subject to all of the duties, of a bicycle or the rider of a bicycle. An electric-assisted bicycle is a vehicle to the same extent as a bicycle.
(b) An electric-assisted bicycle or a person riding an electric-assisted bicycle shall not be required to maintain: (1) Vehicle liability insurance coverage; (2) a driver's license; (3) registration in accordance with article 1 of chapter 8 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; (4) a certificate of title; or (5) a license plate. An electric-assisted bicycle shall not be considered a motor vehicle.
(c) On and after January 1, 2023, manufacturers and distributors of electric-assisted bicycles shall apply a label that is permanently affixed, in a prominent location, to each electric-assisted bicycle. The label shall contain the classification number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle and shall be printed in Arial font in at least nine-point type.
(d) A person shall not tamper with or modify an electric-assisted bicycle in a manner that changes the motor-powered speed capability or engagement of an electric-assisted bicycle, unless the label indicating the classification required in subsection (c) is replaced after modification.
(e) An electric-assisted bicycle shall comply with the equipment and manufacturing requirements adopted by the United States consumer product safety commission, 16 C.F.R. part 1512.
(f) (1) An electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden in places where bicycles are allowed, including, but not limited to, streets, highways, roadways, bicycle lanes, bicycle or multi-use paths, trails or trail networks.
(2) This subsection shall not be construed to prevent a city, through the exercise of its home rule powers, from adopting an ordinance governing the operation of electric-assisted bicycles on streets, highways, roadways, sidewalks or sidewalk areas under the city's jurisdiction or to prevent a municipality, county or agency of the state having jurisdiction over a bicycle or multi-use path, trail or trail network from restricting or prohibiting the operation of an electric-assisted bicycle or a specific class of electric-assisted bicycle on a bicycle or multi-use path, trail or trail network.
(3) Subsection (g)(1)* shall not apply to a trail that is specifically designated as nonmotorized and that has a natural surface tread that is made by clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing materials. A local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over a trail described in this subsection may regulate the use of an electric-assisted bicycle on such trail.
(g) No person under 16 years of age may operate a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle. A person under 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.