California AB545 amends the Vehicle Code to redefine electric bicycles and set new operational standards.

California AB545 amends the Vehicle Code to redefine electric bicycles, specifying that they must comply with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards and have a motor that disengages when brakes are applied. It exempts electric bicycles from financial responsibility, driver’s licenses, registration, and license plate requirements. The bill prohibits tampering with or modifying an electric bicycle to change its speed capability and bans the sale of devices that can alter an electric bicycle's speed capability.

California AB545 amends the Vehicle Code to redefine electric bicycles and set new operational standards.

California AB545 amends the Vehicle Code to redefine electric bicycles, specifying that they must comply with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards and have a motor that disengages when brakes are applied. It exempts electric bicycles from financial responsibility, driver’s licenses, registration, and license plate requirements. The bill prohibits tampering with or modifying an electric bicycle to change its speed capability and bans the sale of devices that can alter an electric bicycle's speed capability.