Miami Beach, FL Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)

City Code Sec. 70-72 flatly prohibits any person or business, including employees, managers, agents, or owners, from bringing or delivering an autocycle, golf cart, low-speed vehicle, moped, motorcycle, or motorized scooter to any location in the city for the purpose of renting or leasing it, or offering to rent or lease it, to the general public. This shuts the door on dockless or app-based shared scooter and moped drop-off programs citywide. The only carve-out is for a business that already holds a valid business tax receipt authorizing vehicle rental or lease: that business may still deliver vehicles to its own business premises to replenish its fleet or after a vehicle has been repaired or recovered.

Enforcement runs through the code compliance department under Chapter 30 procedures. A code compliance officer, which by the Sec. 70-66 definition includes a police officer, issues a notice of violation stating the fine amount and a ten-day window to request an administrative hearing before a special magistrate; failing to pay or appeal within ten days waives the hearing right and is treated as an admission of the violation. Unpaid fines can be recorded as a lien on the violator's real or personal property and enforced like a court judgment, and the city may foreclose on the lien after two months of nonpayment.