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This law was first created in 2001. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 834<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapter 254<\/a>; in 2006, chapters 529<\/a> and 538<\/a>; in 2007, chapters 209<\/a> and 366<\/a>; in 2009, chapter 795<\/a>; in 2013, chapter 783<\/a>; in 2017, chapters 251<\/a> and 788<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 780<\/a>; in 2020, chapters 59<\/a>, 260<\/a>, and 1269<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":366345,"section_number":"46.2-904","catch_line":"Use of roller skates and skateboards on sidewalks and shared-use paths; operation of bicycles and certain motorized and electric items and devices on sidewalks, crosswalks, and shared-use paths; local ordinances","order_by":null,"url":"\/46.2-904\/"}],"permalink":{"id":1457471,"object_type":"law","relational_id":366350,"identifier":"46.2-908.1","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-908.1","url":"\/46.2-908.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-908.1\/","token":"46.2\/III\/8\/12\/46.2-908.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically powered toy vehicles, electric power-assisted bicycles, and motorized skateboards or scooters","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-908.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

All electric personal assistive mobility devices<\/span>, electrically powered toy vehicles<\/span>, and electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> shall be equipped with spill-proof, sealed<\/span>, or gelled electrolyte batteries. No person shall at any time or at any location operate (i) an electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span> at a speed faster than 25 miles per hour or (ii) a motorized skateboard or scooter<\/span> at a speed faster than 20 miles per hour. No person shall operate a skateboard or scooter that would otherwise meet the definition of a motorized skateboard or scooter<\/span> but is capable of speeds greater than 20 miles per hour at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour. No person less than 14 years old shall drive any electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span>, motorized skateboard or scooter<\/span>, or class three<\/span> electric power-assisted bicycle<\/span> unless under the immediate supervision of a person who is at least 18 years old.<\/p>

An electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span> may be operated on any highway<\/span> with a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less. An electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span> shall only operate on any highway<\/span> authorized by this section if a sidewalk<\/span> is not provided along such highway<\/span> or if operation of the electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span> on such sidewalk<\/span> is prohibited pursuant to \u00a7 46.2-904<\/a>. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device<\/span> or motorized skateboard or scooter<\/span> in the crosswalk<\/span> of any highway<\/span> where the use of such crosswalk<\/span> is authorized for pedestrians, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span>.<\/p>

Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices<\/span>, motorized skateboards or scooters, electrically powered toy vehicles<\/span>, bicycles, and electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> is prohibited on any Interstate Highway<\/span> System component except as provided by the section.<\/p>

The Commonwealth Transportation Board may authorize the use of bicycles or motorized skateboards or scooters on an Interstate Highway<\/span> System Component provided the operation is limited to bicycle or pedestrian facilities that are barrier separated from the roadway<\/span> and automobile traffic and such component meets all applicable safety requirements established by federal and state law<\/span>.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nELECTRIC PERSONAL ASSISTIVE MOBILITY DEVICES, ELECTRICALLY POWERED TOY VEHICLES,\nELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES, AND MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS (\u00a7\n46.2-908.1)\n\nAll electric personal assistive mobility devices, electrically powered toy\nvehicles, and electric power-assisted bicycles shall be equipped with\nspill-proof, sealed, or gelled electrolyte batteries. No person shall at any\ntime or at any location operate (i) an electric personal assistive mobility\ndevice at a speed faster than 25 miles per hour or (ii) a motorized skateboard\nor scooter at a speed faster than 20 miles per hour. No person shall operate a\nskateboard or scooter that would otherwise meet the definition of a motorized\nskateboard or scooter but is capable of speeds greater than 20 miles per hour at\na speed greater than 20 miles per hour. No person less than 14 years old shall\ndrive any electric personal assistive mobility device, motorized skateboard or\nscooter, or class three electric power-assisted bicycle unless under the\nimmediate supervision of a person who is at least 18 years old.\n\nAn electric personal assistive mobility device may be operated on any highway\nwith a maximum speed limit of 25 miles per hour or less. An electric personal\nassistive mobility device shall only operate on any highway authorized by this\nsection if a sidewalk is not provided along such highway or if operation of the\nelectric personal assistive mobility device on such sidewalk is prohibited\npursuant to \u00a7 46.2-904. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the operation of\nan electric personal assistive mobility device or motorized skateboard or\nscooter in the crosswalk of any highway where the use of such crosswalk is\nauthorized for pedestrians, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles.\n\nOperation of electric personal assistive mobility devices, motorized skateboards\nor scooters, electrically powered toy vehicles, bicycles, and electric\npower-assisted bicycles is prohibited on any Interstate Highway System component\nexcept as provided by the section.\n\nThe Commonwealth Transportation Board may authorize the use of bicycles or\nmotorized skateboards or scooters on an Interstate Highway System Component\nprovided the operation is limited to bicycle or pedestrian facilities that are\nbarrier separated from the roadway and automobile traffic and such component\nmeets all applicable safety requirements established by federal and state law.\n\nHISTORY: 2001, c. 834; 2002, c. 254; 2006, cc. 529, 538; 2007, cc. 209, 366;\n2009, c. 795; 2013, c. 783; 2017, cc. 251, 788; 2019, c. 780; 2020, cc. 59, 260,\n1269.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}