Laws by state / Idaho
Idaho
What Idaho's statutes say about riding each kind of personal electric vehicle. Local rules can be stricter.
E-bikes
How the law defines it: Three-class system ("electric-assisted bicycle"): bicycle with working pedals and a motor under 750 W. Class 1 (pedal assist) and Class 2 (throttle) stop assisting at 20 mph; Class 3 (pedal assist) at 28 mph. Not a motorcycle, motor-driven cycle or moped.
Road
Allowed
Same rights and duties as bicycle riders, who have the rights and duties of other vehicle drivers.
Bike lane
Allowed
May ride where bicycles are permitted.
Sidewalk
Local rules decide
Bicycles may use sidewalks (yield to pedestrians, signal before passing) unless signs prohibit it. E-bikes may go where bicycles go unless excluded by local ordinance or posted signs.
Paths and trails
Local rules decide
Allowed on multi-use paths and other places bicycles may travel, unless excluded by local ordinance or posted signs (after public notice on a governing board agenda). No class-based path limits.
- Helmet
- Not addressed in statute.
- Minimum age
- None in statute.
- Speed limit or cap
- Motor assist stops at 20 mph (Class 1/2) or 28 mph (Class 3).
- Motor power cap
- Under 750 W
- License, registration, insurance
- No driver's license, insurance, title, registration or plates.
- Also worth knowing
- Since Sept. 1, 2019 manufacturers must label class, top assisted speed and wattage. Violations are infractions.
Checked October 26, 2026
Statutes: Idaho Code § 49-106(1); Idaho Code § 49-123(2); Idaho Code § 49-714; Idaho Code § 49-721; Idaho Code §§ 49-725 to 49-729
- Idaho Code § 49-106 (Definitions - E)
- Idaho Code § 49-725 (Rights and duties of e-bikes)
- Idaho Code § 49-726 (Insurance, licensing, registration)
- Idaho Code § 49-728 (Path use)
- Idaho Code § 49-721 (Bicycles on sidewalks)
E-scooters
Not addressed in statute. Not addressed in statute. Idaho has no e-scooter definition; the "bicycle" definition expressly excludes scooters. We found no Idaho statute that covers this vehicle by name or by a definition that clearly fits it. That isn't permission: police and cities may treat it under another category. Stand-up scooters are not listed among the devices excluded from "vehicle" (§ 49-123).
Checked October 26, 2026
Statutes: Idaho Code § 49-103(1); Idaho Code § 49-123(2)
Something wrong in this section? Tell us.Electric boards (incl. Onewheel-style)
Not addressed in statute. We found no Idaho statute that covers this vehicle by name or by a definition that clearly fits it. That isn't permission: police and cities may treat it under another category.
Checked October 26, 2026
Something wrong in this section? Tell us.Electric unicycles
Not addressed in statute. We found no Idaho statute that covers this vehicle by name or by a definition that clearly fits it. That isn't permission: police and cities may treat it under another category. EPAMD (treated as a pedestrian) covers only self-balancing devices with two side-by-side wheels, so electric unicycles are not covered.