Tex. Transp. Code § 551.107 · Subchapter B. BICYCLES
OPERATION OF ELECTRIC BICYCLE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Subtitles A, B, and D and Chapter 551A do not apply to the operation of an electric bicycle.
(b) A person may not operate an electric bicycle unless the electric motor disengages or ceases to function either:
(1) when the operator stops pedaling; or
(2) when the brakes are applied.
(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.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 2188), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2019.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 915 (H.B. 3607), Sec. 20.007, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.551.htm
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