California Motorized Bicycle Definition
In California, a motorized bicycle or moped is a 2 or 3 wheeled device having:
The license and registration requirements to ride a Motorized Bicycle on the roads in California are as follows:
License
A valid Class M2 license is required to operate a motorized bicycle. ²
Registration
A motorized bicycle needs to be registered and is required to display a license plate issued by the department. ³
References:
¹ http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=406
² http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12804.9.
³ http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/f...vision=3.&title=&part=&chapter=1.&article=8.1.
In California, a motorized bicycle or moped is a 2 or 3 wheeled device having:
- fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power,
- an automatic transmission,
- a motor that produces less than 4 gross brake horsepower and is capable of propelling the device at a maximum speed of not more than 30mph on level ground. ¹
The license and registration requirements to ride a Motorized Bicycle on the roads in California are as follows:
License
A valid Class M2 license is required to operate a motorized bicycle. ²
Registration
A motorized bicycle needs to be registered and is required to display a license plate issued by the department. ³
References:
¹ http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=406
² http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=VEH§ionNum=12804.9.
³ http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/f...vision=3.&title=&part=&chapter=1.&article=8.1.
