La Habra, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

Chapter 12.44, adopted by Ordinance 1808 in 2019, states its purpose plainly in Section 12.44.010: to prohibit shared mobility devices from being placed in the public right-of-way or on public property, operated there, or offered for use anywhere in the city, in order to protect pedestrian traffic flow and public safety. Section 12.44.020 defines a 'shared mobility device' as any motor-powered wheeled device other than an automobile or motorcycle that is accessed through an on-demand portal such as a smartphone app or membership card, owned and maintained by a private company for public shared use, and available at unstaffed, self-service locations, except locations the city itself designates.

Section 12.44.030 then lays out three separate, independent prohibitions: it is unlawful to park, leave standing, leave lying, abandon, or otherwise place a shared mobility device anywhere in the city's right-of-way or public property; unlawful to operate one there; and unlawful for any private operator to provide or offer one for use anywhere within city limits at all. That third clause reaches the scooter company itself, not just the rider, meaning a shared-scooter operator cannot legally launch a fleet in La Habra even on private property under this chapter's citywide offering ban.

Community Development and Public Works, alongside the La Habra Police Department, are positioned to enforce the ban given their authority over right-of-way use and general code violations.