E-Scooter Laws
Idaho E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Idaho has no statewide electric scooter statute. Rules come entirely from city ordinance; a commonly cited Idaho Code section on e-scooters is refuted here.
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Illinois E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Illinois requires riders to be 18 or older and lets cities opt in or stay out under 625 ILCS 5/11-1518. There is no statewide helmet requirement, and scooters cannot use state highways.
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Indiana E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Indiana treats e-scooters like bicycles under IC 9-21-11-13.6, with no statewide age or helmet law. The device is capped at 20 mph and banned from interstate highways.
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Iowa E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Iowa has no dedicated electric scooter statute. Iowa Code 321.1(51A) classifies a standing kick scooter under 750 watts as a pedestrian conveyance, so riders generally follow pedestrian rules.
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Kansas E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Kansas regulates e-scooters by applying its bicycle traffic rules, with no statewide age or helmet requirement. Wichita requires shared-scooter riders to be at least 18.
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Kentucky E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Kentucky's KRS 189.289 sets a 16-and-up age rule for electric low-speed scooters and forbids the state from imposing a helmet requirement by regulation.
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Louisiana E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Louisiana requires a helmet only for riders under 17 and sets no minimum age for e-scooters. The statute's rental-and-commercial scope leaves privately owned scooters an open legal question.
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Maine E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Maine defines 'motorized scooter' in 29-A MRS section 101(41-B): a license is required to ride, the speed cap is 20 mph, and no statewide helmet law was confirmed in the statute text.
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Maryland E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Maryland classifies e-scooters as bicycles, under 100 lb and 20 mph, requires a helmet under 16, and Jay's Law flipped the statewide sidewalk default to allowed as of October 2025.
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Massachusetts E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Massachusetts e-scooter laws under MGL c.90 section 1E: a driver's license is required to ride, the speed cap is 20 mph, and the helmet rule applies to every rider, regardless of age.
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Michigan E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Michigan law calls an e-scooter an 'electric skateboard.' The device is capped at 25 mph, no one under 12 may ride on a public street, and riders under 19 must wear a helmet.
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Minnesota E-Scooter Laws: Sidewalk, Helmet & Age Rules (2026)
Minnesota's motorized foot scooter law, Minn. Stat. 169.225, bans sidewalk riding, sets a minimum age of 12, and requires a helmet only for riders under 18.
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