N.Y. Vehicle & Traffic Law § 114-e: Electric scooter

§ 114-e. Electric scooter. Every device weighing less than one hundred

pounds that (a) has handlebars, a floorboard or a seat that can be stood

or sat upon by the operator, and an electric motor, (b) can be powered

by the electric motor and/or human power, and (c) has a maximum speed of

no more than twenty miles per hour on a paved level surface when powered

solely by the electric motor.