Flagstaff, AZ Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

Flagstaff City Code § 9-05-001-0012(A) bars a 'vendor,' defined at § 9-05-001-0002(P) as anyone renting more than fifty bicycles or scooters, from locating or placing bicycles or scooters in any City right-of-way, including public streets, alleys, sidewalks and multiuse paths, for rent without first obtaining a City-approved permit agreement. A 'permit agreement' is defined at § 9-05-001-0002(Q) as permission to locate or place rental bicycles or scooters in the right-of-way. Subsection B makes the consequence automatic: failing to sign the required permit agreement for a bike-share or scooter-share operation results in impoundment of every device placed on the right-of-way or other public property, though the City will make reasonable efforts to notify the vendor before impounding.

Subsection C sets the redemption cost at a flat $500.00 penalty per device, in addition to any impoundment fee, before the City releases it back to the vendor. Because shared devices themselves are defined as 'devices' under § 9-05-001-0002(C), riders of shared bikes and scooters remain subject to the same equipment, roadway, sidewalk, helmet-under-18 and civil traffic penalty rules that apply to privately owned bicycles and e-scooters in Flagstaff.