{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.107","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 551.107","heading":"OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLE.","body":"(a) Subtitles A, B, and D and Chapter 551A do not apply to the operation of an electric bicycle.\n(b) A person may not operate an electric bicycle unless the electric motor disengages or ceases to function either:\n(1) when the operator stops pedaling; or\n(2) when the brakes are applied.\n(c) A person may not operate a Class 3 electric bicycle, as defined by Section 664.001, unless the person is at least 15 years of age. This subsection does not prohibit a person who is under 15 years of age from riding on a Class 3 bicycle as a passenger.\nAdded by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2188), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.007, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE C. RULES OF THE ROAD","CHAPTER 551. OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND MOPEDS, GOLF CARTS, AND OTHER LOW-POWERED VEHICLES","SUBCHAPTER B. BICYCLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm#551.107","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"ddaa119d9fee3dc8e727d138e88e794b04a534a229df04d19fc1d2b2b30863f5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.106","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-551.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}