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1 1 Section 1. Section 321.1, subsection 20B, Code Supplement
1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 20B. "Electric personal assistive mobility device" means a
1 4 self-balancing device powered by an electric propulsion system
1 5 that averages seven hundred fifty watts, has two nontandem
1 6 wheels, and is designed to transport one person, with a
1 7 maximum speed on a paved level surface of less than twenty
1 8 miles per hour. The maximum speed shall be calculated based
1 9 on operation of the device by a person who weighs one hundred
1 10 seventy pounds when the device is powered solely by the
1 11 electric propulsion system. For purposes of this chapter,
1 12 "electric personal assistive mobility device" does not include
1 13 an assistive device as defined in section 216E.1.
1 14 EXPLANATION
1 15 This bill amends the definition of "electric personal
1 16 assistive mobility device", for purposes of motor vehicle
1 17 regulation under Code chapter 321. Under the bill, an
1 18 assistive device, such as a wheelchair, that is used to
1 19 increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of
1 20 an individual with a disability concerning a major life
1 21 activity is exempt from motor vehicle laws applicable to
1 22 electric personal assistive mobility devices.
1 23 LSB 5425YH 80
1 24 dea/gg/14
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