Walton County, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: E-Bike Classes (2026)

Sec. 20-50(1) defines an 'electric bicycle,' commonly called an e-bike, as a bicycle or tricycle with fully operable pedals, a seat, and a motor under 750 watts that meets one of three classifications. A Class 1 e-bike provides motor assistance only while the rider pedals and cuts off at 20 mph. A Class 2 e-bike has a motor that can propel the bike without pedaling and also cuts off at 20 mph. A Class 3 e-bike, like Class 1, assists only while pedaling but cuts off at the higher threshold of 28 mph. These definitions track F.S. § 316.003(23) but are written directly into the county code as the operative classification for local enforcement.

Access to county bike lanes, multi-use paths, and other multimodal facilities is conditioned use: subsection (2)(e) authorizes electric bicycles on these facilities 'but only when operated in accordance with the provisions of F.S. § 316.20655,' the state statute governing where and how each e-bike class may be ridden. That means an e-bike rider who violates the state operating conditions incorporated by reference is also out of compliance with the county's multimodal-facility rule, not just state law.

Once on a facility, e-bike riders are bound by the same subsection (3) restrictions as bicycles and pedestrians: no blocking or leaving a bike unattended, yield to slower pedestrians, and a 15 mph facility speed cap or the posted limit. Violations of Sec. 20-50 are non-criminal civil infractions under subsection (5), enforced through the Sec. 20-30 citation procedure, with 30 days to pay the fine or request a Special Magistrate hearing.