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

The ban covers shared dockless micro-mobility devices, defined as any wheeled device with handlebars that is powered by an electric motor, another power source, or human propulsion, accessed on demand through a smartphone app, access code or ID card, and made available for shared use in unstaffed, self-service locations by a public, private or nonprofit operator (Section 30-782). That sweeps in app-based rental scooter and dockless e-bike fleets alike, whether they run on a battery or pedals. Section 30-783 makes it unlawful to provide, place or offer such a device for use, or to operate one, in any street, public right-of-way or other public place where the public has a right of travel; city employees and officers with enforcement duties can cite violators and impound the devices on the spot, subject to an impound fee set by city council resolution.

The council authorized the city manager to write regulations for how an operator gets an impounded device back and to otherwise carry out the ban's purpose. The article's stated purpose is explicit: the city adopted it to prohibit shared dockless micro-mobility devices from being placed in the public right-of-way or on public property, operated in the public right-of-way, or offered for use anywhere in the city, until it decides to write rules addressing nuisance and safety concerns (Section 30-781). No such rules have replaced the ban in the code as currently published, so the prohibition remains in force citywide, not just downtown or on specific corridors.