Operation of electric scooter: Limitations on place and speed; applicability of laws; rights and duties of operator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.785
in effect1. Except as otherwise provided in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469 , an electric scooter may be operated:
(a) On a roadway, bicycle lane, path or route at a speed of not more than 15 miles per hour; and
(b) On a sidewalk and other pedestrian areas at a speed that does not exceed the limit set in an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469 , if any.
2. Except as otherwise provided in a specific statute or an ordinance enacted pursuant to NRS 484A.469 :
(a) An electric scooter is subject to all the provisions of law applicable to bicycles and electric bicycles except those provisions which by their nature can have no application; and
(b) A person operating an electric scooter has the same rights and duties as a person operating a bicycle or an electric bicycle, except for those rights and duties which by their nature can have no application.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-484B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026