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49 | 50 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: |
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50 | 51 | | SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -104, is |
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51 | 52 | | amended to read as follows: |
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52 | 53 | | Section 1-104. A. A bicycle is a device upon wh ich any person |
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53 | 54 | | or persons may ride, propelled solely by human power through a belt, |
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54 | 55 | | chain, or gears, and having two or more wheels, excluding mopeds. |
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55 | 56 | | B. An electric-assisted bicycle is any bicycle with: |
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56 | 57 | | 1. Two or three wheels; and |
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57 | 58 | | 2. Fully operative ped als for human propulsion and equipped |
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58 | 59 | | with an electric motor with a power output of not more than s even |
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59 | 60 | | hundred fifty (750) watts that meets the requir ements of one of the |
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60 | 61 | | following three classes: |
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90 | 90 | | provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, |
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91 | 91 | | and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicy cle |
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92 | 92 | | reaches the speed of twenty ( 20) miles per hour, |
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93 | 93 | | b. "Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle" shall mean an |
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94 | 94 | | electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that |
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95 | 95 | | may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle , and |
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96 | 96 | | that is not capable of providing assistance wh en the |
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97 | 97 | | bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per |
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98 | 98 | | hour, and |
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99 | 99 | | c. "Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle" shall mean an |
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100 | 100 | | electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that |
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101 | 101 | | provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling, |
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102 | 102 | | and that ceases to provide as sistance when the bicycle |
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103 | 103 | | reaches the speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour. |
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104 | 104 | | An electric-assisted bicycle shall meet the manufacturing and |
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105 | 105 | | equipment requirements adopted by the Consumer Product Safety |
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106 | 106 | | Commission for bicycles and shall operate in such a manner that the |
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107 | 107 | | electric motor disengages or ceases to function when the rider stops |
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108 | 108 | | pedaling or the brakes are applied. |
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109 | 109 | | C. A motorized bicycle is any bicycle having: |
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110 | 110 | | 1. Fully operative pedals for prop ulsion by human power; |
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141 | 140 | | 3. A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of |
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142 | 141 | | eighty (80 cu cm) cubic centimeters (80 cc) or less, regardless of |
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143 | 142 | | the number of chambers in the engine, wh ich is capable of propelling |
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144 | 143 | | the bicycle at a maximum design speed of not more than thirty-five |
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145 | 144 | | (35) miles per hour on level ground. |
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146 | 145 | | D. As used in this title, the term "bicycle" shall include |
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147 | 146 | | tricycles, quadcycles, or similar h uman-powered devices, electr ic- |
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148 | 147 | | assisted bicycles, and motorized bicycles unless otherwise |
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149 | 148 | | specifically indicated. |
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150 | 149 | | SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -133.3, is |
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151 | 150 | | amended to read as follows: |
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152 | 151 | | Section 1-133.3 Motorized scooter. |
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153 | 152 | | A. A "motorized scooter" is any vehicle having: |
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154 | 153 | | 1. Not more than three wheels in contact wi th the ground; |
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155 | 154 | | 2. Handlebars and a foot support or seat for the use of the |
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156 | 155 | | operator; |
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157 | 156 | | 3. A power source that is capable of propelling the vehicle at |
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158 | 157 | | a maximum design speed of not more t han twenty-five (25) miles per |
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159 | 158 | | hour on level ground, and:, |
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160 | 159 | | a. if the power source is a combustion engine, has a |
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161 | 160 | | piston or rotor displacement of thirty -five cubic |
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191 | 189 | | b. if the power source is electric, has a power output of |
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192 | 190 | | not more than one thousand (1,000) watts. |
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193 | 191 | | B. For purposes of this section, an electric personal assistive |
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194 | 192 | | mobility device, as defined in Section 1-114A of this title, |
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195 | 193 | | bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, or motorized bicycle, as defined |
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196 | 194 | | in Section 1-104 of this title, shall not be considered a motorized |
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197 | 195 | | scooter. |
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198 | 196 | | C. A motorized scooter shall not be required to b e registered |
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199 | 197 | | under the laws of this state. The operator of a motorized scooter |
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200 | 198 | | shall not be required to possess a driver license or to comply with |
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201 | 199 | | the vehicle insurance or financial responsibility laws of this |
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202 | 200 | | state. |
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203 | 201 | | SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022. |
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