Are Electric Scooters Legal in Miami?

After a brief shutdown, the Miami City Commission revived the District 2 scooter program with stricter safety rules: riders must be 18+, wear their own helmets, travel single-file, and respect a 6 a.m.–9 p.m. curfew that geofences shutoffs after hours. Deployment is capped at two devices per block, and Biscayne Boulevard plus other waterfront promenades run at 10 mph or less to protect pedestrians. Companies must prove compliance or risk losing their permits. Miami-Dade’s 2024 countywide micromobility ordinance also now requires scooters and e-bikes to stay off sidewalks (other than parking), use bike lanes or streets posted at 30 mph or below, and obey the 20 mph statewide speed ceiling. Visitors should expect more corrals, slow zones, and enforcement sweeps tied to these rules whenever they ride in Brickell, Downtown, Edgewater, Coconut Grove, or other District 2 neighborhoods.