Arizona Pedal Assist laws for Motorized Bicycles ARIZONA HB 2796

ARIZONA HB 2796


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28-2516. Motorized electric or gas powered bicycles or tricycles; definition

A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this title:

1. A certificate of title is not required for a motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

2. Registration is not required for a motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

3. Vehicle license tax is not imposed on a motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

4. A motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle is exempt from the provisions of section 28-964 relating to required equipment on motorcycles and motor-driven cycles and from the provisions of title 49, chapter 3, article 5 relating to vehicle emissions inspections.

5. A driver license is not required to operate a motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle.

6. A motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle may use rights-of-way designated for the exclusive use of bicycles.

7. A motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle is not subject to chapter 9 of this title.

B. For the purposes of this section, "motorized electric or gas powered bicycle or tricycle" means a bicycle or tricycle that is equipped with a helper motor that has a maximum piston displacement of forty-eight cubic centimeters or less, that may also be self-propelled and that is operated at speeds of less than twenty miles per hour.
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This link takes you to spookytooth's page on Arizona HB 2796

Spooky Tooth Cycles - Motorized Bicycles: Gas Powered and Electric Bikes - Governor Signs Bill

Thank You spooky tooth!

Apparently at least in Pima county it is against the law to ride a bicycle without ID. In 1999 a guy was arrested and spent the night in jail because he was riding he's bike without ID.

Are Cyclists Required to Carry Identification?

I think EVERYONE is required to carry ID... Not just cyclists.
Seems like "BIG BROTHER", if you ask me!

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oh great!! yeah right am deaf here.. that has been fun to deal with cops, had that happen before and were THINK am playing deaf.. how you going deal with it? yeah.. just let them take you in and......... good lawyer deal with it.

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I was talking to my friend Richard who is a DPS officer and I was shocked that after two year's after the MB law has changed here in AZ he still doesn't know it.
Over the weekend he ticketed a MB rider for no insurance, no registration, no license, no light's, no turn signal's, no brake light. He said they guy was a real piece of work and he almost arrested him.
Well I got my friend upset with me with what I told him, I guess I was like the guy who got ticketed. I told him he who has the authority to inforce laws should know what the laws are. If he's is going to go around inforcing laws, he need's to educate himself on those laws. He did not take it well.

We had the same problem with the Tucson police dept. The officer's on the street had no ideal that the law for MB had changed. It took about a year and many complaint's from MB rider's before they got it.

I'm thinking the same thing must be going on with DPS. Well I sent my friend a copy of the law and he will take care of the ticket's so this guy will not have to go to court. He also said he will tell he's Srgt. so that other DPS officer will be informed of the new AZ MB law. But I dont think I will be invited to any BBQ until he cool's down.

Please remember, if you get stopped...no matter how wrong the officer is, don't give them a attitude all it does is make thing's worse for you. Fight them in court, when they lose it goes on there record and when they go to evaluation they have to answer for there mistakes.

Welcome to the forum Torques, glad you could stop by and check us out
Yes I know all about it, I remember your post from Spooky Tooth. I had no ideal it was still going on in court.

As far as my friend Richard you don't have to worry about him. The ticket's were washed and he spoke to his sargeant and has the whole department notified about HB 2796. As a matter of fact I was there and saw with my own eye's HB 2796 posted on thier bulletin

To thier defense: When a law changes or a new law is made, they are the last to know about it or they are never told about it at all. The one's you should be angry with is those who make these laws. It is thier responsibilty to make sure law enforcement is notified about new laws or change's in the law. It alway's start's from the top and tricle's down to the bottom. The officer's on the street are at the very bottom. That's how it was explained to me, I was angry too, especially when you know the guy.

And my friend Richard, guess what he is building, yeah you know it, a Motorized Bicycle I have sold him one of my King's kits. I have told him about this great forum and I hope he will become a member. It will be nice to have the law on our side for a change.