1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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3 SENATE BILL 184 By: Hicks
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5 AS INTRODUCED
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6 An Act relating to motor vehicles; amending Section
6 4, Chapter 43, O.S.L. 2019 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020,
7 Section 11-1209), which relates to electric-assisted
7 bicycles and operators; prohibiting operation of
8 electric-assisted bicycles over certain speed limit
8 on certain paths; providing exception to prohibition;
9 and providing an effective date.
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 4, Chapter 43, O.S.L. 2019
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13 (47 O.S. Supp. 2020, Section 11-1209), is amended to read as
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14 follows:
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15 Section 11-1209. A. Except as specifically provided in this
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16 section, an electric-assisted bicycle or an operator of an electric-
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17 assisted bicycle shall be afforded the rights and privileges and be
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18 subject to all of the duties and provisions of this act.
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19 B. An electric-assisted bicycle or a person operating an
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20 electric-assisted bicycle is not subject to the Oklahoma statutory
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21 provisions relating to financial responsibility, vehicle insurance,
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22 driver licenses, vehicle registration or certificates of title.
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23 C. On and after January 1, 2020, manufacturers and distributors
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24 of electric-assisted bicycles shall apply a label that is
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 1 permanently affixed in a prominent location to each electric-
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2 assisted bicycle. The label shall contain the classification
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3 number, top assisted speed and motor wattage of the electric-
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4 assisted bicycle, and it shall be printed in Arial font in at least
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5 9-point type.
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6 D. A person shall not tamper with or modify an electric-
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7 assisted bicycle so as to change the motor-powered speed capability
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8 or engagement of an electric-assisted bicycle, unless he or she
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9 appropriately replaces the label indicating the classification
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10 required in subsection C of this section.
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11 E. An electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden where bicycles
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12 are permitted to travel subject to the following provisions:
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13 1. A Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle or a, Class 2 or Class 3
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14 electric-assisted bicycle may be ridden on bicycle or multiuse paths
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15 where bicycles are permitted. However, the local authority or state
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16 agency having jurisdiction over a bicycle or multiuse path may
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17 prohibit the operation of a Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle or,
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18 Class 2 or Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle bicycles on that path.
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19 2. A Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle shall not be ridden on a
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20 bicycle or multiuse path unless it is within or adjacent to a
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21 highway or roadway or unless the local authority or state agency
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22 having jurisdiction over the path permits that operation No person
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23 shall operate any class of electric-assisted bicycle at a speed
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24 greater than 20 miles per hour except on a street, as defined in
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 1 Section 1-171 of this title, with a posted speed limit above twenty
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2 (20) miles per hour.
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3 3. This subsection shall not apply to a trail designated as
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4 nonmotorized if such trail has a natural surface tread made by
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5 clearing and grading the native soil with no added surfacing
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6 materials. A local authority or state agency may regulate the use
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7 of electric-assisted bicycles or any class thereof on such trails
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8 that are under its jurisdiction.
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9 F. The use of Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles shall be
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10 subject to the following provisions:
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11 1. No person under sixteen (16) years of age may operate a
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12 Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle. A person under sixteen (16)
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13 years of age may ride as a passenger on a Class 3 electric-assisted
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14 bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.
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15 2. All Class 3 electric-assisted bicycles shall be equipped
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16 with a speedometer that is capable of displaying the speed the
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17 electric-assisted bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.
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18 G. An electric-assisted bicycle shall be considered a motor
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19 vehicle to the extent required for compliance with 23 U.S.C.,
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20 Section 154.
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21 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2021.
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