Vehicle Code section 21227

(a)

A motorized scooter shall comply with one of the following:

(1)

Operate in a manner so that the electric motor is disengaged or ceases to function when the brakes are applied.

(2)

Operate in a manner so that the motor is engaged through a switch or mechanism that, when released, will cause the electric motor to disengage or cease to function.

(b)

It is unlawful for a person to operate a motorized scooter that does not meet one of the requirements of subdivision (a).

Source: Section 21227, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=21227.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2000; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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