Section 18-1200. BICYCLES, MOTORIZED BICYCLES, AND PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

1200.1This chapter shall apply to all bicycles operated upon all public space in the District of Columbia.

 

1200.2No person may own or operate a bicycle in the District except in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

 

1200.3Operators of bicycles have the same rights as do operators of other vehicles and in the additional rights granted by this chapter.

 

1200.4No operator’s permit shall be required for the operation of a bicycle or personal mobility device.

 

1200.5No person shall be subject to the loss or suspension of his or her motor vehicle operator’s permit for violation of any regulation under this chapter.

 

1200.6No points shall accrue toward the loss of or suspension of a motor vehicle operator’s permit by reason of a violation committed while operating a bicycle, sidewalk bicycle, or a personal mobility device.

 

1200.7[REPEALED].

 

1200.8No person, except for impoundment by the Mayor, shall tamper with any bicycle or personal mobility device that has been locked, placed in a rack, or otherwise secured. Any person found tampering with any bicycle or personal mobility device may be required to pay a fine of $100.

 

1200.9No person shall remove from a place of storage, possess, convey, transfer, buy, sell, lend, or rent any bicycle except as provided in this chapter.

 

1200.10No motorized bicycle shall be operated upon any public space in the District by any person who is less than sixteen (16) years old.

 

1200.11No person shall travel above the maximum speed of 10 miles per hour while operating a personal mobility device. Any person traveling faster than the maximum speed of 10 miles per hour may be required to pay a fine.

 

authority

The Bicycle Registration Reform Amendment Act of 2008, effective May 1, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-149; 55 DCR 1272 (February 8, 2008)).

source

Regulation No. 72-13, effective June 30, 1972; 32 DCRR § 11.201(a), (b), 11.204(a), (b), 12.201(a), Special Edition; as amended by § 2(z) of the District of Columbia Motorized Bicycle Act, effective April 7, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-110; 23 DCR 4954 (January 21, 1977)); as amended by the Bicyclist Responsibility Regulation Amendment Act of 1996, effective April 9, 1997 (D.C. Law 11-178; 43 DCR 4240 (August 9, 1996)); as amended by the Personal Mobility Device Amendment Act of 2006, effective March 6, 2007 (D.C. Law 16-224; 53 DCR 10225 (December 29, 2006)); as amended by the Bicycle Registration Reform Amendment Act of 2008, effective May 1, 2008 (D.C. Law 17-149; 55 DCR 1272 (February 8, 2008)).

EditorNote

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) http://dmv.dc.gov/