Greensboro, NC Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

Sec. 16-229 requires any person operating a commercial shared micromobility service within a public right-of-way to first obtain a permit from the director of transportation and pay the applicable fees; operating without one is unlawful under subsection (a). Subsection (b) leaves permit issuance to the director's discretion. Subsection (c) lists 'good cause' grounds for revocation: the permittee failed to pay a fine imposed by the city within 30 days, failed to pay a permit fee within 30 days of a nonpayment notice, violated any statute or ordinance governing micromobility-vehicle operation, or violated one or more permit conditions, the list is non-exclusive.

Subsection (d) gives any authorized city employee or designated official authority to impound micromobility vehicles found in violation of the section and to charge an impound fee, separate from the impoundment scheme that applies to bicycles under Sec. 16-221. 00, the flat penalty used throughout Article V. Because the section regulates the operator/company rather than individual riders, day-to-day rider conduct is instead governed by neighboring sections in the same division, such as the one-rider-per-vehicle limit in Sec. 16-230.