Daytona Beach, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Franchise required
- City agreement needed to rent scooters publicly
- Minimum age
- 16 years old
- Speed cap
- 15 mph citywide
- Bike lane use
- Required where available; else 30-mph roads
- Off-limits
- Sidewalks, State Road A1A, the boardwalk
- Insurance
- $1M/$2M general liability, $1M auto
Summary
Any company that wants to rent shared scooters in Daytona Beach needs a franchise agreement with the city, plus $1 million/$2 million liability coverage. Riders must be at least 16, ride solo at 15 mph or under, stay off sidewalks and the boardwalk, and use the bike lane where one exists or a 30-mph-or-slower street when it doesn't.
Sec. 94-301. - Micromobility scooter provider franchise agreements. (a) Franchise agreement required. Any micromobility scooter provider who wants to rent, provide at no cost, or otherwise make available to the public micromobility scooter devices shall have a current micromobility franchise agreement with the city to operate its devices. ... Sec. ... 94-302. - Motorized scooter operations; parking. ... (c) No person under the age of 16 years old shall operate a motorized scooter. ... (d) Ridership of more than one person on any motorized scooter shall be prohibited. (e) All motorized scooters within the city shall be limited to a maximum speed of 15 mph. (f) Motorized scooters shall only operate within the designated bike lanes of a roadway, if available; or if no bike lane is available, upon roadways with a posted speed limit of 30 mph or less. (g) Operation of motorized scooters on a public sidewalk or walkway is prohibited, except for purposes of parking the device in an acceptable manner as provided in this section. (h) Motorized scooters shall not be operated on or along State Road A1A within the city or on the city's boardwalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Daytona Beach regulates dockless shared scooters through Chapter 94, Article VIII, Division 4 of the Code of Ordinances. Section 94-301 requires any micromobility scooter provider, a company that makes scooters available to the public through an app or website for point-to-point rental, to hold a current franchise agreement with the city before deploying devices, to mark each scooter with the provider's name, and to carry commercial general liability coverage of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, plus $1,000,000 in commercial auto liability, naming the City as an additional insured.
Section 94-302 sets the operating rules riders must follow: no one under 16 may operate a device, only one rider per scooter, and a citywide 15 mph speed cap applies to every scooter. Riders must use a designated bike lane where the roadway has one; where there is no bike lane, they may use a roadway posted at 30 mph or less. Sidewalk and walkway riding is banned outright, with the single exception of parking the scooter, and scooters are barred entirely from State Road A1A and the city's Oceanfront Boardwalk.
Parked scooters must stand upright on a kickstand and cannot block a building or parking area entrance or reduce a sidewalk's clear walking path below four feet. 2065(7).
Violations & Fines
Operating a franchise scooter without the city agreement, riding two-up, exceeding 15 mph, riding on A1A, the boardwalk, or a sidewalk, or parking a scooter so it blocks a walkway violate Section 94-302 and can be cited under the general penalty in Section 1-14; a parent who knowingly lets an under-16 rider operate a scooter is separately liable.
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Sources & Official References
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