Are Electric Scooters Legal in Reno?
Requires the ordinance prohibit a scooter-share operator or a person from allowing a person under 16 years of age to operate a shared scooter.
· Rights for local authorities to regulate where electric scooters may be operated, and provisions for operating electric scooters on a roadway, bicycle lane, path or route at a speed of not more than 15 miles per hour; and on a sidewalk or other pedestrian areas not to exceed a speed limit established through an ordinance.
· Provisions that prohibit parking in specific areas unless otherwise provided for through an ordinance, as well as the right to park on a sidewalk provided no impediment to normal and reasonable movement of pedestrians.