Denver, CO Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Manager of Transportation and Infrastructure
- Parking requirement
- Corral parking in mandatory parking zones
- Required tech
- Sidewalk-riding detection technology
- Penalty type
- Noncriminal administrative citation
- Company liability
- Liable for renter's violations
Summary
Denver requires rented e-scooters to lock into a designated corral when a trip ends inside a mandatory parking zone, and it makes rental companies equip scooters with sidewalk-riding detection technology.
An electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooter offered for rental must be parked in a designated area or corral if the trip ends in the mandatory parking zone.(b)In all locations outside of the mandatory parking zone, an electrical assisted bicycle shall be parked in a manner consistent with division 1 and an electric scooter offered for rental shall be parked in a manner consistent division 4 of this article.(c)A micromobility device company shall communicate these requirements to users at the time of rental. (Ord. No. 599-25, § 2, 5-19-25)
Sec. 54-584. - Safety and accessibility standards. (a)Any user of a rented electrical assisted bicycle or electric scooter must comply with division 1 and 4 of this article.(b)A micromobility device company shall equip electric scooters with sidewalk riding detection technology.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 147 Update 3).
Full Breakdown
Under Chapter 54, Division 2, a shared electric scooter or electrical assisted bicycle must be parked in a designated corral if the trip ends within a mandatory parking zone set by the manager of transportation and infrastructure. Micromobility companies must equip scooters with sidewalk-riding detection technology, run quarterly outreach and compliance testing, and file quarterly reports on sidewalk violations, crashes, and accessibility-device usage with the manager and city council.
Violations & Fines
Violations are noncriminal; the manager of transportation and infrastructure issues administrative citations under article XII of Chapter 2, and the rental company is liable for violations committed by users of its scooters.
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