Rhode Island § 31-19.7-1 § 31-19.7-1. Classes.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 31-19.7-1 — § 31-19.7-1. Classes.

Rhode Island § 31-19.7-1

Title 31Motor and Other vehicles

Ch. 31-19.7Electric Bicycles

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-19.7-1 (2026).

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§ 31-19.7-1. Classes. 
There shall be three (3) classes of electric bicycles:
(1) Class 1: Bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when
            the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle
            reaches twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.).
         
(2) Class 2: Bicycle equipped with a throttle-actuated electric motor that ceases to provide
            assistance when the electric bicycle reaches twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.).
         
(3) Class 3: Bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when

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§ 31-19.7-1. Classes.

There shall be three (3) classes of electric bicycles:

(1) Class 1: Bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.).

(2) Class 2: Bicycle equipped with a throttle-actuated electric motor that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.).

(3) Class 3: Bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, and that ceases to provide assistance when the electric bicycle reaches twenty-eight miles per hour (28 m.p.h.).