2020 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 349. Vehicles — powers of state and local authorities.
349.237 Authority to regulate electric scooters.
349.237 Authority to regulate electric scooters. The governing body of any municipality or county may, by ordinance, regulate the rental and operation of electric scooters in a manner consistent with the regulation of bicycles in the municipality or county, except that the governing body of any municipality or county may do any of following:
(1) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any roadway under its jurisdiction having a speed limit of more than 25 miles per hour.
(2) Restrict or prohibit the operation of electric scooters on any sidewalk or bicycle way under its jurisdiction.
(3) Establish requirements for and limitations on the parking of electric scooters on roadways, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, or bicycle ways under its jurisdiction.
(4) Restrict or prohibit the short-term commercial rental of electric scooters to the general public.
History: 2019 a. 11.
