Florida Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)
MOTORCYCLE RIDER EDUCATION & ENDORSEMENTS
Motorcycle, Motor Scooter, Moped and Motorized Scooter
The following vehicles ARE required to be titled and registered to be operated on roads of this state.
Motorcycle
“Motorcycle” per section 320.01(26), Florida Statutes means:
Any motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground. This term includes autocycle, but excludes a tractor or a moped.
Per section 322.03(5), Florida Statutes:
(5) A person may not operate a motorcycle unless he or she holds a driver license that authorizes such operation, subject to the appropriate restrictions and endorsements. A person may operate an autocycle, as defined in s. 316.003, without a motorcycle endorsement.
Autocycle
“Autocycle” per section per section 316.003(2), Florida Statutes means:
A three-wheeled motorcycle that has two wheels in the front and one wheel in the back; is equipped with a roll cage or roll hoops, a seat belt for each occupant, antilock brakes, a steering wheel, and seating that does not require the operator to straddle or sit astride it.
Per section 322.03(4), Florida Statutes:
A person may operate an autocycle, as defined in section 316.003(2), Florida
Statutes without a motorcycle endorsement.
Motor Scooter
Since Chapter 322, Florida Statutes, has no definition for motor scooters, they fall under the definition of a motorcycle. Therefore, the operator must have a valid driver license to operate a motor scooter, or motorcycle. However, if the vehicle is powered by a motor with a displacement of more than 50 cubic centimeters, the operator must have a motorcycle endorsement.
The following vehicles ARE NOT required to be titled nor registered to be operated on roads of this state.
Motorized Scooter
“Motorized Scooter” per section 316.003(48), Florida Statutes means: Any vehicle not having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, designed to travel on not more than three wheels, and not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed greater than 20 miles per hour on level ground.
Please note: NO seat or saddle. This type of scooter cannot be titled or registered in this state.NOTE: Per section 316.2128 Micro-mobility devices, motorized scooters, and miniature motorcycles; requirements.—(1) The operator of a motorized scooter or micro-mobility device has all of the rights and duties applicable to the rider of a bicycle under s. 316.2065, except the duties imposed by s. 316.2065(2), (3)(b), and (3)(c), which by their nature do not apply. However, this section may not be construed to prevent a local government, through the exercise of its powers under s. 316.008, from adopting an ordinance governing the operation of micro-mobility devices and motorized scooters on streets, highways, sidewalks, and sidewalk areas under the local government’s jurisdiction.(2) A motorized scooter or micro-mobility device is not required to satisfy the registration and insurance requirements of s. 320.02 or the licensing requirements of s. 316.605.(3) A person is not required to have a driver license to operate a motorized scooteror micro-mobility device.
Electric Bicycle
“Electric Bicycle” per section 316.003(23), Florida Statutes means:
A bicycle or tricycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a seat or saddle for the use of the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts which meets the requirements of one of the following three classifications:
(a) “Class 1 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that aids only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to aid when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
(b) “Class 2 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the electric bicycle and that ceases to aid when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of 20 miles per hour.
(c) “Class 3 electric bicycle” means an electric bicycle equipped with a motor that aids only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to aid when the electric bicycle reaches the speed of 28 miles per hour.
Persons riding an electric bicycle have all the rights and privileges of a bicyclist. Riders are not required to be licensed to operate one, nor are they subject to title and registration. Note: Per section 316.20655, Florida Statute: The operation of electric bicycles on roads must comply with any more restrictive ordinances enactedby local government and should be verified prior to operating one.The following vehicles ARE required to be registered but ARE NOT required to be titled to be operated on roads of this state.
Moped
“Moped” per section 320.01(27) , Florida Statutes means:
Any vehicle with pedals to permit propulsion by human power, having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels, with a motor rated not in excess of 2 brake horsepower and not capable of propelling the vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour on level ground, and with a power-drive system that functions directly or automatically without clutching or shifting gears by the operator after the drive system is engaged. If an internal combustion engine is used, the displacement may not exceed 50 cubic centimeters.
Registration is REQUIRED, NO Title is required. This vehicle can be operated on the roadways of this state.
