NRS 483.067 - “Electric bicycle” defined.

NV Rev Stat § 483.067 (2019) (N/A)
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“Electric bicycle” means a device upon which a person may ride, having two or three wheels, or every such device generally recognized as a bicycle that has fully operable pedals and is propelled by a small electric engine which produces not more than 1 gross brake horsepower and which produces not more than 750 watts final output, and:

1. Is designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground but is not a tractor; and

2. Powered solely by such a small electric engine, is capable of a maximum speed of not more than 20 miles per hour on a flat surface while carrying an operator who weighs 170 pounds.

The term does not include a moped or an electric scooter, as defined in NRS 482.0295.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 396; A 2019, 1881)