{"data":{"id":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4198o","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"21 Del. C. § 4198O","heading":"Operation of electric personal assistive mobility devices (EPAMD).","body":"(a) Nothing in this title shall be construed to limit the operation of an EPAMD on sidewalks and bike ways of the State except the following:\n(1) A person operating an EPAMD shall not exceed a speed of 8 miles per hour on sidewalks and shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and human-powered devices at all times. An operator must also give an audible signal before overtaking and passing any pedestrian.\n(2) An EPAMD may be operated on a public highway only:\na. While making a direct crossing of a highway in a marked or unmarked crosswalk;\nb. Where no sidewalk is available; or\nc. When so directed by a traffic control device or by a peace officer.\n(3) Any person operating an EPAMD upon a highway shall ride as close as practicable to the right-hand edge of the highway;\n(4) An EPAMD may not be operated at any time on a highway with a speed limit of more than 30 miles per hour except to make a direct crossing of the highway in a marked crosswalk;\n(5) A person under 16 years of age shall not operate or ride upon an EPAMD unless that person is wearing a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet which meets or exceeds the standards set forth in § 4198K of this title;\n(6) Any person operating an EPAMD shall obey all traffic control devices and shall exercise due care in the operation of the EPAMD; and\n(7) No person shall ride an EPAMD on a highway of this State while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and/or narcotic drugs to a degree which renders such person a hazard.\n(b) An EPAMD shall not require a license plate or be registered by the Division of Motor Vehicles.\n(c) An EPAMD shall be equipped with front, rear and side reflectors, a system that when employed will enable the operator to bring the device to a controlled stop, and if the EPAMD is operated between 1/2 hour after sunset and 1/2 hour before sunrise, a lamp emitting a white light which, while the EPAMD is in motion, sufficiently illuminates the area in front of the operator; provided that these provisions shall be satisfied if the operator of the EPAMD wears a headlight and reflectors on the operator’s person.\n(d) No proof of financial responsibility is required for the operation of an EPAMD.\n(e) (1) Any person convicted of a violation of paragraphs (a)(1)-(a)(6) or subsection (c) of this section shall receive a warning for the first offense, be fined $10 for the second or subsequent offense, and shall have the EPAMD impounded for up to 30 days for the third or subsequent offense.\n(2) Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph (a)(7) of this section shall for the first offense be fined not less than $150 nor more than $1,150 and for subsequent offenses be fined not less than $400 nor more than $1,500 or be imprisoned not less than 10 days nor more than 30 days, or both.","path":["Title 21. Motor Vehicles","Operation and Equipment","CHAPTER 41. Rules of the Road","Subchapter XII. Operation of Bicycles and Other Human-Powered Vehicles; Operation of Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title21/c041/sc12/index.html#4198O","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:27Z","sha256":"99778279b474329433c953f758684967fe71c2b2a9d8814f000a42dceec73501","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4198n","next":"us-de/21-del.-c.-4198p"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}