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Garfield council introduces ordinance to regulate e-bikes and electric scooters, bans use in parks and on sidewalks
Summary
The Garfield Mayor and Council introduced Ordinance 3110 on first reading to regulate e-bikes and electric scooters: helmets required, operation banned on sidewalks and in public parks, with enforcement by the Garfield Police Department and juvenile penalties starting with warnings and possible fines up to $100.
The Garfield Mayor and Council on Nov. 10 introduced an ordinance to regulate electric bicycles and scooters, prohibiting their use on sidewalks and in public parks and requiring helmet use.
City Attorney explained that the ordinance (R-527-25, ordinance 3110) incorporates state statute language and adds local provisions that ban operation on sidewalks and in parks while excluding designated bicycle paths and public pathways. Enforcement would be handled by the Garfield…
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