Safety and accessibility standards.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 54-584
in effectSec. 54-584. - Safety and accessibility standards.
(a) Any user of a rented electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooter must comply with division 1 and 4 of this article.
(b) A micromobility device company shall equip electric scooters with sidewalk riding detection technology.
(c) The micromobility device company shall use or activate sidewalk riding safety features upon the determination of the manager of the department of transportation and infrastructure that the safety features utilized by the company is operating with a high degree of certainty.
(d) A micromobility device company shall develop and implement an adaptive device program and a communications plan that includes at least five (5) percent of each licensee's total operational devices. The plan shall be annually approved by city council no later than July 1 of each year.
(e) A micromobility device company shall provide a program to offer discounted rates to individuals that participate in a local, state or federal public benefits program.
(f) A micromobility device company shall require users to pass a user compliance test prior to their first use of an electric scooter, and intermittently thereafter, at an interval determined by the manager of transportation and infrastructure.
(Ord. No. 599-25, § 2, 5-19-25)
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_DIV2ELASBIELSCOFRE_S54-584SAACSTFetched: 10/27/2026