Roseville, CA Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Shared scooters/e-bikes for rent
- Banned citywide, no permit path
- Impound fine
- $50.00 per device plus $5/day storage
- Deemed abandoned after
- 15 calendar days unclaimed
- Adopted
- Ordinance 6123, 2019
- Appeal path
- Administrative citation appeal, Chapter 2.50
Summary
Roseville bans shared, dockless e-scooters and similar rental mobility devices outright. It is unlawful to operate, place, or offer one for rent anywhere in the city, and any company running a share program faces the same prohibition; devices found on public property are impounded on sight.
Section 11.13.040. Prohibitions. It shall be unlawful to operate, provide, place, or offer for use a shared on-demand personal mobility device, or to operate or conduct business as a shared on-demand personal mobility device operator, within the city. ... Any person desiring to retrieve a shared on-demand personal mobility device by the city may do so upon the payment of an administrative fine of $50.00 for each device. Any person retrieving a device will also be charged a five dollars per day storage fee for each device.
Full Breakdown
13 in 2019 (Ord. 010). 020 states the purpose bluntly: to prohibit shared on-demand personal mobility devices from the public right-of-way or from being offered anywhere in the city. 030 defines the covered devices broadly, including e-scooters, motorized scooters and hoverboards accessed through an app, code, or self-service portal, though it excludes automobiles, motorcycles, electric assistive devices, e-bikes, permitted bike-share programs, and mopeds. 040 then bans the conduct outright: operating, providing, placing or offering a shared device, or operating as a share-program operator, is unlawful anywhere in the city.
50, and an unclaimed device is deemed abandoned and may be disposed of after 15 calendar days. Devices in violation but sitting on private property require the property owner's written consent or a court warrant before city removal.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 11.13 is a public nuisance chargeable as either an infraction or a misdemeanor at the city attorney's discretion (§11.13.060), and each day a violation continues counts as a separate offense (§11.13.100). Beyond criminal exposure, the operator or owner also faces civil injunctive relief (§11.13.070) and administrative remedies (§11.13.080), on top of the $50 impound fine and daily storage charges tied to any device the city removes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can a company launch a scooter-share program in Roseville?
What happens if I find an abandoned rental scooter on a Roseville sidewalk?
Does the ban cover personally owned electric scooters, not rental ones?
Sources & Official References
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