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<section article="gtr" article_name="Transportation" number="11-117.1" title_number="11" title_name="Vehicle Laws -- Definitions; General Provisions" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Definitions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>“Electric bicycle” means a vehicle that:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Is designed to be operated by human power with the assistance of an electric motor;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Is equipped with fully operable pedals;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Has two or three wheels;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Has a motor with a rating of 750 watts or less; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Meets one of the requirements of subsection (b) of this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A Class 1 electric bicycle is equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A Class 2 electric bicycle is equipped with a motor that provides assistance whether or not the rider is pedaling the bicycle and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 20 miles per hour.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A Class 3 electric bicycle is equipped with a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches a speed of 28 miles per hour.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
