Electric-assisted bicycles.
Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 32-493
in effect§ 32-493. - Electric-assisted bicycles.
(1) An electric-assisted bicycle shall meet the manufacturing and equipment requirements adopted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission for bicycles and shall operate in such a manner that the electric motor disengages or ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling or the brakes are applied.
(2) Any electric-assisted bicycle that was manufactured or purchased on or after January 1, 2020 and is operated on any street, highway, trail or other public right-of-way, shall have a label that is permanently affixed to the bicycle in a prominent location. The label shall contain the correct classification number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle to which the label is affixed.
(3) Operation.
(a) A Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated wherever bicycles are permitted to be operated, except where prohibited by ordinance or by official signs or markings. Unless otherwise prohibited, a Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on any portion of a multiuse trail or natural trail, as defined in § 32-1.
(b) A Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated wherever bicycles are permitted to be operated, except where prohibited by ordinance or by official signs or markings. Unless otherwise prohibited, a Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on any portion of a multiuse trail but may not be operated on any portion of a natural trail.
(c) A Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated wherever bicycles are permitted to be operated, except where prohibited by ordinance or official signs or markings. Unless otherwise prohibited, a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on any portion of a multiuse trail but may not be operated on any portion of a natural trail.
(d) Unless otherwise prohibited, a Class 1, 2 or 3 electric-assisted bicycle may be operated on any portion of a natural trail only when being used as a mobility aid by an individual with a disability as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1213, et seq., of "The Americans with Disabilities Act." Parks Department employees and police officers are permitted to ask a person using an electric-assisted bicycle as a mobility aid to provide credible assurance that the device is used because of a disability.
(e) It is the sole responsibility of the operator of any electric-assisted bicycle to determine whether or not they can safely operate the device on any particular trail. Operators shall at all times exercise due caution while operating an electric-assisted bicycle on any City trail.
(4) Restrictions.
(a) No person shall operate any electric-assisted bicycle at a speed greater than the speed limit posted by official signs or markings. At no time, however, shall a person operate an electric-assisted bicycle at a speed or in such a manner that is unsafe or that poses a hazard or risk of injury to the operator or to other persons in the vicinity of the operator.
(b) No person under 16 years of age may operate a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle. A person under 16 years of age may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.
(c) No person shall operate a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle unless the bicycle is equipped with a speedometer that is capable of displaying the speed the electric-assisted bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
(5) Penalty.
(a) A violation of any provision of this section shall be a Class "a" offense.
(Ord. No. 26833, § 2, 8-31-21)
Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH32MOVETR_ARTXIVBI_S32-493ELSIBIFetched: 10/28/2026