{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"21230","citation":"Veh. Code, § 21230","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Obedience to and Effect of Traffic Laws [21000. - 21300.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Operation of Motorized Scooters [21220. - 21235.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-1/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 722, Sec. 5.   Effective January 1, 2000.","effective":"2000-01-01","html":"<p>Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorized scooter may be operated on a bicycle path or trail or bikeway, unless the local authority or the governing body of a local agency having jurisdiction over that path, trail, or bikeway prohibits that operation by ordinance.</p>","text":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a motorized scooter may be operated on a bicycle path or trail or bikeway, unless the local authority or the governing body of a local agency having jurisdiction over that path, trail, or bikeway prohibits that operation by ordinance.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/operation-of-motorized-scooters-21230","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}