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SENATE FLOOR VERSION
April 11, 2022
AS AMENDED
ENGROSSED HOUSE
BILL NO. 3852 By: Strom of the House
and
Paxton of the Senate
[ motor vehicles - motorized bicycles and motorized
scooters - certain wattage restrictions - effective
date ]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -104, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-104. A. A bicycle is a device upon wh ich any person
or persons may ride, propelled solely by human power through a belt,
chain, or gears, and having two or more wheels, excluding mopeds.
B. An electric-assisted bicycle is any bicycle with:
1. Two or three wheels; and
2. Fully operative ped als for human propulsion and equi pped
with an electric motor with a power output of not more than s even
hundred fifty (750) watts that meets the requir ements of one of the
following three classes:
a. "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" shall mean an
electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that
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provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling,
and that ceases to provide assistance when the bicy cle
reaches the speed of twenty ( 20) miles per hour,
b. "Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle" shall mean an
electric-assisted bicycle equipp ed with a motor that
may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle , and
that is not capable of providing assistance wh en the
bicycle reaches the speed of twenty (20) miles per
hour, and
c. "Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle" shall mean an
electric-assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that
provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling,
and that ceases to provide as sistance when the bicycle
reaches the speed of twenty-eight (28) miles per hour.
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.
C. A motorized bicycle is any bicycle having:
1. Fully operative pedals for prop ulsion by human power;
2. A power drive system that functions directly or
automatically without clutching or shifting by the operator after
the drive system is engaged; and
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3. A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of
eighty (80 cu cm) cubic centimeters (80 cc) or less, regardless of
the number of chambers in the engine, wh ich is capable of propelling
the bicycle at a maximum design speed of not more than thirty-five
(35) miles per hour on level ground.
D. As used in this title, the term "bicycle" shall include
tricycles, quadcycles, or similar h uman-powered devices, electr ic-
assisted bicycles, and motorized bicycles unless otherwise
specifically indicated.
SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 47 O.S. 2021, Section 1 -133.3, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 1-133.3 Motorized scooter.
A. A "motorized scooter" is any vehicle having:
1. Not more than three wheels in contact wi th the ground;
2. Handlebars and a foot support or seat for the use of the
operator;
3. A power source that is capable of propelling the vehicle at
a maximum design speed of not more t han twenty-five (25) miles per
hour on level ground, and:,
a. if the power source is a combustion engin e, has a
piston or rotor displacement of thirty -five cubic
centimeters (35 cu cm) (35 cc) or less regardless of
the number of chambers in the power source ,
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b. if the power source is electric, has a power output of
not more than one thousand (1,000) watts.
B. For purposes of this section, an electric personal assistive
mobility device, as defined in Section 1-114A of this title,
bicycle, electric-assisted bicycle, or motorized bicycle, as defined
in Section 1-104 of this title, shall not be considered a motorized
scooter.
C. A motorized scooter shall not be required to b e registered
under the laws of this state. The operator of a motorized scooter
shall not be required to possess a driver license or to comply with
the vehicle insurance or financial responsibility laws of this
state.
SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2022.
COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
April 11, 2022 - DO PASS AS AMENDED