York County, PA Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Scooters in parks
- Prohibited countywide, including the Rail Trail
- Covered devices
- Scooters, skateboards, hoverboards named specifically
- Exception
- ADA-accommodation devices only
- Governing law
- York County Code § 75-16.F
- Penalty
- $75-$800 fine, up to 30 days, plus costs
Summary
York County bans battery-powered and self-propelled scooters, along with skateboards and hoverboards, throughout its entire park system, including the Heritage Rail Trail. Code § 75-16.F allows only devices built specifically for ADA accommodations; every other scooter, shared or personal, is prohibited on county park property.
F. The use of all other battery-powered devices or self-propelled devices (scooters, skateboards or hoverboards) are prohibited, except devices designed specifically for ADA accommodations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 2886585; v8 updated 2021-04-21; through 04-21-2021).
Full Breakdown
F bans the underlying device outright. The rule sweeps in "all other battery-powered devices or self-propelled devices," naming scooters, skateboards and hoverboards specifically, and prohibits their use anywhere in the park system, with a single carve-out for devices designed specifically for ADA accommodations, such as a mobility scooter. C does not extend to scooters, which remain banned there too. B, so gas-powered and battery-powered self-propelled devices are both off-limits, leaving only pedal-powered bicycles, pedalcycles, and Rail Trail Class 1 e-bikes as the county's permitted wheeled options.
Anyone found riding a scooter in a York County park is subject to the same enforcement structure that covers every other Chapter 75 rule: York County Park Rangers can stop the activity and issue a citation on the spot, and the Parks Director can post additional site-specific restrictions under § 75-36 that carry the same force as the code.
Violations & Fines
Riding a battery-powered or self-propelled scooter, skateboard or hoverboard in any York County park violates § 75-16.F and is a summary offense under § 75-39: a fine of $75 to $800, up to 30 days' imprisonment, or both, plus court costs and restitution, enforced by York County Park Rangers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I ride a shared electric scooter in a York County park?
Does the Heritage Rail Trail's e-bike exception cover scooters too?
What happens if a Park Ranger catches me riding a scooter in a York County park?
Sources & Official References
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