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Such ordinance or other governing body or administrative action may require persons offering motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire to be licensed, provided that on or after October 1, 2020, in the absence of any licensing ordinance, regulation, or other action, a person may offer motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire.\n\nB\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of any locality (i) as authorized by any other provision of law or (ii) to first enact, revise, or amend any ordinance or action created pursuant to subsection A prior to or subsequent to a person offering motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire in the locality.\n\nC\n\nAny person who offers motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire in any locality that has not enacted any licensing ordinance, regulation, or other action regulating such business on or after January 1, 2020, and prior to March 27, 2020, may continue to operate in such locality and shall be subject to any subsequent regulations.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1359777,"text":"Any county, city, town, or political subdivision may (i) by ordinance regulate or (ii) by any governing body action or administrative action establish a demonstration project or pilot program regulating the operation of motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire, provided that such regulation or other governing body or administrative action is consistent with this title. 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This law was first created in 2019. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 780<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter 478<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1457107,"object_type":"law","relational_id":364960,"identifier":"46.2-1315","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1315","url":"\/46.2-1315\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/46.2-1315\/","token":"46.2\/III\/13\/46.2-1315","dublin_core":{"Title":"Powers of localities to regulate use of motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 46.2-1315","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Any county, city, town, or political subdivision may (i) by ordinance<\/span> regulate or (ii) by any governing body<\/span> action or administrative action establish a demonstration project or pilot program regulating the operation of motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> for hire, provided that such regulation or other governing body<\/span> or administrative action is consistent with this title. Such ordinance<\/span> or other governing body<\/span> or administrative action may require persons offering motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> for hire to be licensed, provided that on or after October 1, 2020, in the absence of any licensing ordinance<\/span>, regulation, or other action, a person may offer motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> for hire. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of any locality (i) as authorized by any other provision of law<\/span> or (ii) to first enact, revise, or amend<\/span> any ordinance<\/span> or action created pursuant to subsection A prior to or subsequent to a person offering motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> for hire in the locality. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any person who offers motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles<\/span> for hire in any locality that has not enacted any licensing ordinance<\/span>, regulation, or other action regulating such business on or after January 1, 2020, and prior to March 27, 2020, may continue to operate in such locality and shall be subject to any subsequent regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPOWERS OF LOCALITIES TO REGULATE USE OF MOTORIZED SKATEBOARDS OR SCOOTERS,\nBICYCLES, OR ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED BICYCLES FOR HIRE (\u00a7 46.2-1315)\n\nA. Any county, city, town, or political subdivision may (i) by ordinance\nregulate or (ii) by any governing body action or administrative action establish\na demonstration project or pilot program regulating the operation of motorized\nskateboards or scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire,\nprovided that such regulation or other governing body or administrative action\nis consistent with this title. Such ordinance or other governing body or\nadministrative action may require persons offering motorized skateboards or\nscooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire to be licensed,\nprovided that on or after October 1, 2020, in the absence of any licensing\nordinance, regulation, or other action, a person may offer motorized skateboards\nor scooters, bicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire.\n\nB. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority\nof any locality (i) as authorized by any other provision of law or (ii) to first\nenact, revise, or amend any ordinance or action created pursuant to subsection A\nprior to or subsequent to a person offering motorized skateboards or scooters,\nbicycles, or electric power-assisted bicycles for hire in the locality.\n\nC. Any person who offers motorized skateboards or scooters, bicycles, or\nelectric power-assisted bicycles for hire in any locality that has not enacted\nany licensing ordinance, regulation, or other action regulating such business on\nor after January 1, 2020, and prior to March 27, 2020, may continue to operate\nin such locality and shall be subject to any subsequent regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 2019, c. 780; 2020, c. 478.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}