Frederick, MD Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing sections
- City Code §§ 22-62 to 22-66
- Rule
- Shared dockless scooters banned citywide
- Parking citation
- $30
- Riding citation
- $60
- Offering-for-use fine
- $400/day, municipal infraction
- Impound fee
- $40 plus $5/day storage
- Abandonment period
- 45 days unreclaimed
Summary
Frederick outright prohibits shareable, dockless electric scooters citywide. Companies cannot offer them for rent, and no one may park or ride one in the public right-of-way or on public property; violators face parking citations, traffic tickets, and impoundment.
Sec. 22-62. - Purpose. The purpose of this article is to protect the public health, safety, and welfare by prohibiting shareable, dockless electric low speed scooters from being placed in the public right-of-way or on public property, operated in the public right-of-way or on public property, or offered for use anywhere in the city...Sec. 22-64(c)(1) A person may not provide or offer for use a shareable, dockless electric low speed scooter anywhere within the City.(2)Violation of this subsection is a municipal infraction punishable by a fine of four hundred dollars ($400.00). Each day a violation continues will be deemed a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Land Management Code: Supplement 13 | Code of Ordinances: Supplement 112).
Full Breakdown
" A covered scooter is defined as a rider-only vehicle under 100 pounds, with handlebars and a stand-on platform, powered by electric motor and human power, capable of up to 20 mph, and accessed on-demand through an app or membership without needing to be returned to a fixed dock. Section 22-64 breaks the ban into three enforceable pieces: parking a scooter in the right-of-way or on public property draws a $30 parking citation under Md. Transportation Article § 26-302; operating one there draws a $60 traffic citation under Md.
Transportation Article § 26-201; and a company offering scooters for use anywhere in the City commits a municipal infraction punishable by a $400 fine, with each day of continued offering a separate offense. Section 22-65 lets a Frederick Police officer impound any scooter found parked or operated in violation, and the owner can reclaim it only by paying a $40 initial impound fee plus $5 per day of storage; an unreclaimed scooter is deemed abandoned after 45 days and disposed of under Chapter 17, Article III.
The article, adopted by Ordinance No. G-19-08 in 2019 and amended by Ordinance No. G-19-29 later that year, exempts electric personal assistive mobility devices and mobility aids used by disabled individuals from the scooter definition.
Violations & Fines
Parking a shared scooter in the right-of-way costs a $30 citation; riding one there costs a $60 traffic citation. A company that offers shared scooters for use anywhere in the City faces a $400 municipal-infraction fine per day the offering continues. Officers may also impound the scooter, requiring a $40 impound fee plus $5/day storage to reclaim, or the device is deemed abandoned after 45 days.
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Sources & Official References
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