Legal Question in Civil Litigation in New Jersey

�Motorized scooter� means a miniature motor vehicle and includes, but is not limited to, pocket bikes, super pocket bikes, scooters, mini-scooters, sport scooters, mini choppers, mini motorcycles, motorized skateboards and other vehicles with motors not manufactured in compliance with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and which have no permanent Federal Safety Certification stickers affixed to the vehicle by the original manufacturer. This term shall not include: electric personal assistive mobility devices, motorized bicycles or low-speed vehicles; or motorized wheelchairs, mobility scooters or similar mobility assisting devices used by persons with physical disabilities, or persons whose ambulatory mobility has been impaired by age or illness. NJSA 39:1-1.

No person, except for an operator with a mobility-related disability, as authorized by section 2 of P.L.2007, c. 21 (C.39:4-14.15), shall operate a motorized scooter upon any public street, highway or sidewalk. NJSA 39:4:14.12(a).

No person shall operate a motorized scooter on the property of another without the consent of the owner of that property or the person who has a contractual right to the use of that property. NJSA 39:4-14.12(c).

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