Grand Forks, ND Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

City Code § 8-0101(3) defines "bicycle" to include an electric bicycle while excluding a motorized bicycle or commercial pedal car, and § 8-0101(16) caps the motor at 750 watts and sorts every e-bike into Class 1, 2 or 3 by how the motor behaves. Because the classes are folded into "bicycle," a rider in the City of Grand Forks answers to Article 11 rather than a separate e-bike code: § 8-1103 makes a cyclist subject to the same traffic regulations as a motor vehicle driver, and § 8-1104 allows bicycle riding on sidewalks only in residential districts, with a duty to stay under control, ride carefully, yield to pedestrians and give an audible signal before passing one. § 8-1106 keeps motor vehicles out of designated bicycle lanes except to cross them, so an e-bike rider gets the same right-of-way protection there as any cyclist.

Nothing in Chapter VIII creates a class-specific restriction, such as barring a Class 3 e-bike from a bike path or sidewalk that a Class 1 could use; the code treats the three classes identically for street and sidewalk access. The Grand Forks Police Department enforces the bicycle articles, and § 8-1503(6) sets the fine for the core cycling sections at a flat rate rather than scaling it by e-bike class.