Clayton County, GA Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

Clayton County's Motorized Cart Control Ordinance, article V of chapter 94, adopted by Ord. No. 2019-32 in March 2019, sets a single local definition for 'electric bicycle' rather than the three-tier class system some states use. Sec. 94-152 requires the device to have a saddle and fully operative pedals for human propulsion in addition to its electric motor, and the motor itself is capped at 1,000 watts of output, cannot push the bike past 20 miles per hour on level ground, and must disengage once a rider pedaling under human power alone already exceeds 20 miles per hour; it must also cut off the moment the brakes are applied.

' Where the electric bicycle definition applies, Sec. 94-156(a)(7) lists both traditional and electric bicycles among the authorized users of the county's paved recreation paths and sidewalks, alongside pedestrians, wheelchairs and golf carts, while Sec. 94-157 bars minibikes, mopeds and anything capable of exceeding 20 mph under its own power. Sec. 94-158(i) then layers on two rider-specific rules for the paths: every electric bicycle user must wear a properly fitted bicycle helmet meeting ANSI or Snell standards, or a motorcycle helmet, and Sec. 94-158(j) bars anyone under 15 from operating an electric bicycle on the recreation paths at all, with no adult-supervision exception comparable to the one the ordinance gives 15-to-17-year-olds driving motorized carts.