{"data":{"id":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1902","jurisdiction":"us-ar","citation":"Ark. Code Ann. § 27-51-1902","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this subchapter: (1) (A) \"Electric motorized scooter\" means a device that: (i) Weighs less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); (ii) Has two (2) or three (3) wheels; (iii) Has a handlebar; (iv) Is equipped with a floorboard that can be used to stand on while riding the electric motorized scooter; (v) Is powered by an electric motor; and (vi) Has a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) with or without human propulsion on a paved level surface. (B) \"Electric motorized scooter\" does not include: (i) A motorcycle, an electric bicycle, an electric personal assisted mobility device, a motor-driven cycle, a motorized bicycle as defined in § 27-20-101 , or a moped; or (ii) An electric bicycle under § 27-51-1702 ; (2) \"Scooter-share operator\" means a person or company offering a shared scooter for hire; (3) \"Scooter-share program\" means a service in which a shared scooter is made available to use for hire; and (4) \"Shared scooter\" means an electric motorized scooter offered for hire. Added by Act 2019, No. 1015,§ 1, eff. 7/24/2019.\n\nAs used in this subchapter:\n\n(1) (A) \"Electric motorized scooter\" means a device that: (i) Weighs less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); (ii) Has two (2) or three (3) wheels; (iii) Has a handlebar; (iv) Is equipped with a floorboard that can be used to stand on while riding the electric motorized scooter; (v) Is powered by an electric motor; and (vi) Has a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) with or without human propulsion on a paved level surface. (B) \"Electric motorized scooter\" does not include: (i) A motorcycle, an electric bicycle, an electric personal assisted mobility device, a motor-driven cycle, a motorized bicycle as defined in § 27-20-101 , or a moped; or (ii) An electric bicycle under § 27-51-1702 ;\n\n(A) \"Electric motorized scooter\" means a device that: (i) Weighs less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.); (ii) Has two (2) or three (3) wheels; (iii) Has a handlebar; (iv) Is equipped with a floorboard that can be used to stand on while riding the electric motorized scooter; (v) Is powered by an electric motor; and (vi) Has a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) with or without human propulsion on a paved level surface.\n\n(i) Weighs less than one hundred pounds (100 lbs.);\n\n(ii) Has two (2) or three (3) wheels;\n\n(iii) Has a handlebar;\n\n(iv) Is equipped with a floorboard that can be used to stand on while riding the electric motorized scooter;\n\n(v) Is powered by an electric motor; and\n\n(vi) Has a maximum speed of twenty miles per hour (20 m.p.h.) with or without human propulsion on a paved level surface.\n\n(B) \"Electric motorized scooter\" does not include: (i) A motorcycle, an electric bicycle, an electric personal assisted mobility device, a motor-driven cycle, a motorized bicycle as defined in § 27-20-101 , or a moped; or (ii) An electric bicycle under § 27-51-1702 ;\n\n(i) A motorcycle, an electric bicycle, an electric personal assisted mobility device, a motor-driven cycle, a motorized bicycle as defined in § 27-20-101 , or a moped; or\n\n(ii) An electric bicycle under § 27-51-1702 ;\n\n(2) \"Scooter-share operator\" means a person or company offering a shared scooter for hire;\n\n(3) \"Scooter-share program\" means a service in which a shared scooter is made available to use for hire; and\n\n(4) \"Shared scooter\" means an electric motorized scooter offered for hire.","path":["AR Code","Title 27","Chapter 51","Subchapter 19"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_ar_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:41Z","sha256":"74beb1d2bbc099936aec73f47e6311180bab81bd6c936e14d3b6196ac2a0738e","source_id":"us-ar","stale":false,"prev":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1901","next":"us-ar/ark.-code-ann.-27-51-1903"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}