NYC Council · Int 0037-2024 · Filed (End of Session)

Increasing civil penalties for operating a bicycle, bicycle with electric assist, or electric scooter on the sidewalk.

Introduced

Moved

Reached a final decision

Introduced Feb 8, 2024

Official status: Filed (End of Session)

Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing civil penalties for operating a bicycle, bicycle with electric assist, or electric scooter on the sidewalk” Read the full text

Transportation and Infrastructure

What it does

This bill would increase each of the existing civil penalties for operating a bicycle, a bicycle with electric assist (commonly referred to as an “e-bike”), or an electric scooter on the sidewalk.

Summary written by City Council staff, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite with cited sections coming. Not legal advice.