Bill > A3697

Introduced Session

This bill requires low-speed electric bicycles and low-speed electric scooters to be registered with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) and to be insured. The bill requires the Chief Administrator of the MVC to develop a safety training module for registration applicants. The module would be accessible from the MVC's Internet website and, upon request, in written form. The bill authorizes the MVC to grant a registration certificate to the owner of a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter, provided that the application for registration has been properly submitted, the registration fee has been paid, the safety training module has been completed by first-time applicants with an attestation that all prospective operators of the device will also complete the safety training module, and the low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter is of a type approved by the MVC. A registration certificate would include a label to affix to the low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter as proof of registration. The bill provides that the initial registration certification is valid for one year and may be renewed annually. Under the bill, both the fee for initial registration and renewal are eight dollars. The bill prohibits the operation of a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter unless the low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter is registered by its owner. The bill requires the owner or registered owner of a low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric scooter registered or principally garaged in this State to maintain liability insurance coverage, personal injury protection coverage for pedestrians, and uninsured motorist coverage.

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Don Guardian (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee (on 01/13/2026)

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