An Act To Amend the Laws Relating to Motorized Scooters, Motor-driven Cycles and Mopeds Amend the bill in section subsection 3 (page 4, lines 30 to 36 its place the following: by striking out all of in L.D.) and inserting in 3. Motorized bicycle, tricycle or scooter operator. A motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorized scooter may only be operated by a person who possesses a valid license of any class, an instruction permit or a license endorsed for a motorcycler Rle~e~-Q~i .... e~--eyel-e or moped. The Secretary of State may not require the operator of a motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorized scooter to obtain a license endorsed for a motorcycler Rle~eF-QFiveR-eyel-e or moped. Further amend the bill in section 26 by striking out all of paragraph B (page 7, lines 44 and 45 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: B. Bicycles or motorized bicycles motorized scooters. other nonmotorized traffic, scooters, or tricyclesT or Rle~eF-QFiveR--eyel-e6 Further amend the bill in section 28 by striking out all of subsection 1 (page 8, lines 5 to 9 in L.D.) and-inserting in its place the following: Page 1-LR0595(9) HOUSE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 1464
House Amendment HA_A_H747 (House)

HOUSE AMENDMENT "IJ .. to H.P. 1027, L.D. 1464, Bill, "An Act 
To Amend the Laws Relating to Motorized Scooters, Motor-driven 
Cycles and Mopeds" 
Amend 
the bill in section 
subsection 3 (page 4, lines 30 to 36 
its place the following: 
by striking out all of 
in L.D.) and inserting in 
'3. 
Motorized bicycle, tricycle or scooter operator. 
A 
motorized bicycle or tricycle or motorized scooter may only be 
operated by a person who possesses a valid license of any class, 
an instruction permit or a license endorsed for a motorcycler 
Rle~e~-Q~i .... e~--eyel-e or moped. 
The Secretary of State may not 
require the operator of 
a 
motorized bicycle or tricycle or 
motorized scooter to obtain a license endorsed for a motorcycler 
Rle~eF-QFiveR-eyel-e or moped.' 
Further amend the bill in section 26 by striking out all of 
paragraph B (page 7, lines 44 and 45 in L.D.) and inserting in 
its place the following: 
'B. 
Bicycles 
or 
motorized bicycles 
motorized scooters.' 
other 
nonmotorized 
traffic, 
scooters, 
or tricyclesT or 
Rle~eF-QFiveR--eyel-e6 
Further amend the bill in section 28 by striking out all of 
subsection 1 (page 8, lines 5 to 9 in L.D.) and-inserting in its 
place the following: 
HOUSE AMENDMENT 
.. ~ . 
.,. 
HOUSE AMENDMENT ,./I" to H.P. 1027, L.D. 1464 
'1. 
Definitions. 
For 
the 
purpose 
of 
this 
section, 
"bicycle" includes a motorized bicycle 9!'.L a motorized tricycle 
or a motorized scooter, 
!!sege~el'!!--i~-a-~~-i-&ed--seee~e~ 
and "toy vehicle" includes, but is not limited to, skateboards, 
rollerskates, wagons, sleds and coasters.' 
Further amend the bill by striking out all of section 29 
(page 8, lines 11 to IS in L.D.) 
Further amend the bill by relettering 
or 
section 
nonconsecutive 
consecutively. 
Part 
letter 
SUMMARY 
This amendment does the following. 
or renumbering any 
number 
to 
read 
The amendment requires the operator of a motorized scooter 
to have a valid license of any class. 
The amendment allows municipalities to prohibit the use of 
motorized scooters on public ways. 
The amendment requires motorized scooters to follow the same 
rules of the road as bicycles. 
The 
amendment 
maintains 
the 
current 
law that prohibits 
motorized scooters from being operated at a speed in excess of 20 
miles per hour. 
SPONSORED BY: 
(Representative 
TOWN: 
Cumberland 
HOUSE 
AMENDMENT