Riding on sidewalks.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 54-621
in effectSec. 54-621. - Riding on sidewalks.
(a) Riding an electric scooter upon or along sidewalks, whether on public property or private property opened for use by the general public, is unlawful except:
(1) When the operator or rider thereof is a uniformed city employee or uniformed state employee or uniformed federal employee working as part of his or her official duties and riding a marked or unmarked official police electric scooter or while engaged in the discharge of his or her official duties; or
(2) Where the sidewalk is part of a designated bicycle route; or
(3) When the operator or rider thereof is preparing to dismount and park the electric scooter at a location on the block on which the electric scooter is being operated, or the operator has just mounted and has not yet crossed a street or alley.
(b) An electric scooter operator must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on the sidewalk.
(Ord. No. 784-19, § 4, 8-26-19)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH54TRRE_ARTIXBIELPEASMODEELSC_DIV4ELSC_S54-621RISIFetched: 10/27/2026