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Mobility & Curb Rules in Grand Forks, ND (2026)

3 verified mobility & curb rules for Grand Forks, North Dakota, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shared E-Scooter Rules

No company may run a shared electric scooter system in Grand Forks without a city permit, and every operator must warn riders that scooters cannot be ridden on sidewalks, bike paths, or bike lanes. Violations of the article carry a fine of up to $500 per scooter per day, with the chief of police empowered to impound noncompliant units.

Grand Forks Shared Electric Scooter Permit Rules

Some Restrictions

Grand Forks City Code §§ 21-1302(1), 21-1310(2)(B), 21-1315

21-1302. - Permit required; non-exclusivity; regulatory power of the city council; non-transferability. (1)No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall operate or allow to be operated any electric scooter rental system within the City of Grand Forks without first having obtained a permit under the provisions of this article. ... 21-1310. - Requirements of electric scooter rental operator—...

Bike Lane Rules

City Code § 8-1106 bars motor vehicle traffic from every designated bicycle lane in the City of Grand Forks, allowing a car to cross one only to enter or exit a parking space or driveway or to make a right-hand turn. Any vehicle that does cross a bike lane must yield to bicycle traffic first. The same chapter reinforces the ban at intersections, where § 8-0503 tells a right-turning driver that nothing authorizes using a bicycle lane for vehicle travel.

Grand Forks Bicycle Lane Rules

Some Restrictions

Grand Forks City Code § 8-1106

Motor vehicle traffic is prohibited on all designated bicycle lanes except to enter or to exit from parking spaces or driveways, or to make right-hand turns. Vehicular traffic must yield to bicycle traffic in crossing the bicycle lane.

E-Bike Classes

Grand Forks City Code splits electric bicycles into three classes by motor assist and top speed, then folds every class into the ordinary definition of a bicycle. Class 1 and Class 3 motors help only while the rider pedals, cutting off at 20 and 28 mph; Class 2 motors can move the bike without pedaling but still cut off at 20 mph. Because an e-bike is legally a bicycle in the City of Grand Forks, riders of any class follow the same street, sidewalk and bike-lane rules as a pedal bicycle, not separate motor-vehicle rules.

Grand Forks E-Bike Class Rules

Light Restrictions

Grand Forks City Code § 8-0101

(3)Bicycle means every device propelled solely by human power upon which any person may ride, having two (2) tandem wheels or two (2) parallel wheels and one (1) forward or rearward wheel. The term includes an electric bicycle. ... (16)Electric bicycle means a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of seven hundred fifty (750) or fewer...