Are Electric Scooters Legal in St. Petersburg?

St. Petersburg re-bid its scooter program in spring 2025 and selected Spin and Lime to split an initial 900-device fleet, each required to add GPS-based sidewalk detection, camera-enabled corrals, and local staff to keep at least 20% of vehicles in equity zones. Since launch the city has logged roughly 1.25 million trips and $1 million in right-of-way fees, and it continues to add 18 new corrals so riders have to park in designated lock-to areas. Local ordinance still bans riding on sidewalks and the waterfront trail, limits scooters to streets at 30 mph or below, and enforces a 15 mph cap with 5 mph slow zones on promenades, so expect in-app warnings plus fines if you ride or park outside those rules.