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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided September 25, 2003Published
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Larry W. Mathieson Ormond Beach Police Department 170 West Granada Boulevard Ormond Beach, Florida 32174
Dear Chief Mathieson:
You raise several questions regarding the use of "go-peds" or motorized scooters in Florida. Your questions may be stated as follows:
1. May motorized scooters be operated on public roads and, if so, is a driver's license required?
2. May such scooters be operated on sidewalks?
As your questions are interrelated, they will be answered together.
Several court decisions have concluded that motorized scooters constitute "motor vehicles."1 As this office noted in Attorney…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Askew v. SchusterSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Florida Ass'n of Counties, Inc. v. DEPT. OF ADMIN., DIV. OF RETIREMENTDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Florida Ass'n of Counties, Inc. v. DEPT. OF ADMIN., DIV. OF RETIREMENTSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State v. RileyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997