2018 Tennessee Code
Title 55 - Motor and Other Vehicles
Chapter 8 - Operation of Vehicles -- Rules of the Road
Part 3 - Electric Bicycles
§ 55-8-307. Prohibited operation of class 3 electric bicycle by person under 14 years of age -- Helmet requirements.

Universal Citation:
TN Code § 55-8-307 (2018)
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  • (a) It is a delinquent act for a person under fourteen (14) years of age to operate a class 3 electric bicycle upon any street or highway; provided, that the person may ride as a passenger on a class 3 electric bicycle that is designed to accommodate passengers.

  • (b) The operator and all passengers of a class 3 electric bicycle, regardless of age, shall wear a properly fitted and fastened bicycle helmet meeting federal standards established by the United States consumer product safety commission or the American Society for Testing and Materials. A label on the helmet shall be affixed signifying the helmet complies with this subsection (b).

  • (c)

    • (1) A violation of subsection (a) shall be punishable only by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

    • (2) A person who violates subsection (b) commits a Class C misdemeanor.

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