Okla. Stat. tit. 47, § 47-11-805.3
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Electric personal assistive mobility devices -
Official statutory text
Registration - Operation requirements - Warning notice.
A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an electric
personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Section 1 of this
act, shall not be:
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1. Registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act; or
2. Operated on the highways or turnpikes of this state except
as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. An electric personal assistive mobility device may be
operated upon the sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, and municipal
streets of this state. A municipality may prohibit the operation of
an electric personal assistive mobility device on public streets
where the speed limit is greater than twenty-five (25) miles per
hour but, except for enforcement of the provisions of subsection C
of this section, may not otherwise restrict the operation of an
electric personal assistive mobility device.
C. 1. A person operating an electric personal assistive
mobility device shall:
a. not be required to have an Oklahoma driver license to
operate the device,
b. obey all speed limits,
c. yield the right of way to pedestrians and human
powered devices at all times,
d. give an audible signal before overtaking and passing
any pedestrian, and
e. wear or equip the electric personal assistive mobility
device with reflectors and a headlight when operating
at night.
2. Failure to comply with any requirement set forth in
subparagraphs b through e of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall
result in a warning for the first offense, a fine of Ten Dollars
($10.00) for the second offense, and impoundment of the electric
personal assistive mobility device for up to thirty (30) days for
subsequent offenses. Each act of noncompliance shall be considered
a separate offense.
D. 1. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble, sell,
offer to sell, or distribute an electric personal assistive mobility
device in this state unless the device is accompanied by a warning
notice. The warning notice shall be substantially similar to the
following: “REDUCE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND ONLY USE WHILE
WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE HELMET, WRIST
GUARDS, ELBOW PADS, AND KNEE PADS”.
2. A person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that
regularly engages in the business of manufacturing, assembling,
selling, or distributing electric personal assistive mobility
devices and complies with the requirements of this subsection shall
not be liable in a civil action for damages for any physical injury
sustained by an operator of an electric personal assistive mobility
device as a result of the operator’s failure to wear protective gear
in accordance with the notice required by paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
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A. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an electric
personal assistive mobility device, as defined in Section 1 of this
act, shall not be:
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 47. Motor Vehicles Page 504
1. Registered pursuant to the Oklahoma Vehicle License and
Registration Act; or
2. Operated on the highways or turnpikes of this state except
as provided in subsection B of this section.
B. An electric personal assistive mobility device may be
operated upon the sidewalks, walking trails, bikeways, and municipal
streets of this state. A municipality may prohibit the operation of
an electric personal assistive mobility device on public streets
where the speed limit is greater than twenty-five (25) miles per
hour but, except for enforcement of the provisions of subsection C
of this section, may not otherwise restrict the operation of an
electric personal assistive mobility device.
C. 1. A person operating an electric personal assistive
mobility device shall:
a. not be required to have an Oklahoma driver license to
operate the device,
b. obey all speed limits,
c. yield the right of way to pedestrians and human
powered devices at all times,
d. give an audible signal before overtaking and passing
any pedestrian, and
e. wear or equip the electric personal assistive mobility
device with reflectors and a headlight when operating
at night.
2. Failure to comply with any requirement set forth in
subparagraphs b through e of paragraph 1 of this subsection shall
result in a warning for the first offense, a fine of Ten Dollars
($10.00) for the second offense, and impoundment of the electric
personal assistive mobility device for up to thirty (30) days for
subsequent offenses. Each act of noncompliance shall be considered
a separate offense.
D. 1. It shall be unlawful to manufacture, assemble, sell,
offer to sell, or distribute an electric personal assistive mobility
device in this state unless the device is accompanied by a warning
notice. The warning notice shall be substantially similar to the
following: “REDUCE THE RISK OF SERIOUS INJURY AND ONLY USE WHILE
WEARING FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE HELMET, WRIST
GUARDS, ELBOW PADS, AND KNEE PADS”.
2. A person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity that
regularly engages in the business of manufacturing, assembling,
selling, or distributing electric personal assistive mobility
devices and complies with the requirements of this subsection shall
not be liable in a civil action for damages for any physical injury
sustained by an operator of an electric personal assistive mobility
device as a result of the operator’s failure to wear protective gear
in accordance with the notice required by paragraph 1 of this
subsection.
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