Iowa Code 321.235A – Electric personal assistive mobility devices
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An electric personal assistive mobility device, which is a two-wheeled device as defined in section 321.1, subsection 20B, may be operated by a person at least sixteen years of age on sidewalks and bikeways in accordance with this section.
1. None of the following are required for operation of an electric personal assistive mobility device:
a. Licensure or registration of the electric personal assistive mobility device under this chapter.
b. Possession of a driver‘s license or permit by the operator of the electric personal assistive mobility device.
c. Proof of financial responsibility.
Terms Used In Iowa Code 321.235A
- Driver: means a person who operates a motor vehicle for the transportation of railroad workers in the motor vehicle on behalf of a railroad worker transportation company, whether the person is employed by the company for wages or drives for the company as an independent contractor. See Iowa Code 327F.39
- following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
- Operate: means to ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use, or control the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in any manner, whether or not the all-terrain vehicle is moving. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Operator: means a person who operates or is in actual physical control of an all-terrain vehicle. See Iowa Code 321I.1
- Person: includes any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, joint adventure, or association, and the plural as well as the singular number. See Iowa Code 321H.2
2. A person operating an electric personal assistive mobility device on a sidewalk or bikeway shall do all of the following:
a. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and human-powered devices.
b. Give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian or human-powered device.
3. A person shall not operate an electric personal assistive mobility device at the times specified in section 321.384 unless the person or the electric personal assistive mobility device is equipped with a headlight visible from the front of the electric personal assistive mobility device and at least one red reflector visible from the rear of the electric personal assistive mobility device.
4. Violations of this section are punishable as a scheduled violation under section 805.8A, subsection 9A.