1. A. A bicycle is a device upon which any person or persons may ride, propelled solely by human power through a belt, chain, or gears, and having two or more wheels, excluding mopeds.

2. B. An electric-assisted bicycle is any bicycle with:

   1. 1. Two or three wheels; and

   2. 2. Fully operative pedals for human propulsion and equipped with an electric motor:

      1. a. with a power output not to exceed one thousand (1,000) watts,
      2. b. incapable of propelling the device at a speed of more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground, and

      3. c. incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power alone is used to propel the device at a speed of thirty (30) miles per hour or more.

         An electric-assisted bicycle shall meet the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards as set forth in federal regulations and shall operate in such a manner that the electric motor disengages or ceases to function when the brakes are applied.

3. C. A motorized bicycle is any bicycle having:

   1. 1. Fully operative pedals for propulsion by human power;
   2. 2. An automatic transmission; and
   3. 3. A combustion engine with a piston or rotor displacement of one hundred fifty cubic centimeters (150 cu cm) or less, regardless of the number of chambers in the engine, which is capable of propelling the bicycle at a maximum design speed of not more than thirty (30) miles per hour on level ground.
4. D. As used in this title, the term "bicycle" shall include tricycles, quadcycles, or similar human-powered devices, electric-assisted bicycles, and motorized bicycles unless otherwise specifically indicated.

Laws 1961, HB 556, p. 315, § 1-104, eff. September 1, 1961; Amended by Laws 2003, SB 633, c. 411, § 1, eff. November 1, 2003 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2004, HB 2637, c. 521, § 1, eff. November 1, 2004 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2006, HB 2926, c. 173, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 2006 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2007, SB 86, c. 330, § 1 (superseded document available).