Hillsboro, OR Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Annual, issued by City Manager
- Covers
- Bicycles, e-bikes, scooters
- Employee-only exemption
- Yes, if devices return to facility
- Noncompliant devices
- Declared a nuisance, abated
Summary
Hillsboro requires a City-issued annual permit before any bicycle- or scooter-share company can operate here, and its share-program definition explicitly covers motorized scooters and e-bikes alongside bicycles under HMC 8.28.120.
Except as provided below, no person may operate a bicycle share program within the City without a permit issued by the Manager. ... the phrase "bicycle share program" means a transportation program... providing users the ability to pick up a bicycle, motorized scooter, e-bike or similar transportation device from one location and leave it at another within a program's service area.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 1 | Community Development Code: Supplement 1).
Full Breakdown
HMC 8.28.120 requires anyone operating a bicycle share program within Hillsboro, a term the Code defines to include motorized scooters and e-bikes, to hold a permit from the City Manager, renewed annually. The Manager adopts fleet, safety, and parking rules by resolution and can deny, suspend, or revoke a permit for noncompliance; devices that violate those rules are declared a public nuisance the City may summarily abate under HMC 6.28.030. An employer running a share program solely for its own employees is exempt if the devices are returned to a company facility when not in use. The Code itself does not map specific no-ride zones; operating-area limits are set through the Manager's adopted regulations.
Violations & Fines
Operating a bike- or scooter-share program without a permit is a Code violation subject to a $500 fine under HMC 1.08.010(B); noncompliant devices may be declared a nuisance and summarily abated by the City.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do e-scooter companies need a permit to operate in Hillsboro?
Are there mapped no-ride zones for shared scooters in Hillsboro?
Sources & Official References
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