Electric assisted bicycles — Utah Permit Test

A Utah electric-assisted bicycle has a motor with a power output of not more than 750 watts, fully operable pedals, and works as a bicycle without the motor.

Above that power it stops being a bicycle in law and becomes something that needs a license and a plate.

Has a power output of not more than 750 watts.

A Class 1 Utah electric-assisted bicycle assists only while the rider is pedaling and stops assisting at 20 mph.

Class 1 is the slowest and the most bicycle-like, which is why it is allowed in the most places.

CLASS 1-equipped with a motor or electronics that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 20 MPH.

A Class 2 Utah electric-assisted bicycle may be propelled by the motor alone and cannot assist above 28 mph.

Class 2 needs no pedalling at all, which is what separates it from the other two classes.

CLASS 2-equipped with a motor or electronics that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 MPH.

A Class 3 Utah electric-assisted bicycle assists only while the rider is pedaling, stops assisting at 28 mph, and is equipped with a speedometer.

It is the fastest of the three, which is why it carries a speedometer and an age limit the others do not.

CLASS 3-equipped with a motor or electronics that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the speed of 28 MPH. This class is equipped with a speedometer.

An individual under eight years old may not operate an electric-assisted bicycle on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk in Utah.

Eight is the floor for riding one anywhere public, whatever the class of bicycle or the supervision.

An individual under eight years old may not operate an electric-assisted bicycle on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk.

An individual under 14 years old may not operate a Utah electric-assisted bicycle in public unless under the direct supervision of their parent or guardian.

Between eight and fourteen a rider needs somebody with them, because the machine is faster than their judgment.

An inidividual under 14 years old may not operate an electric-assisted bicycle on any public property, highway, path, or sidewalk unless under the direct supervision of the individual’s parent or guardian.

An individual under 16 years old may not operate a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle in Utah.

The fastest class is closed to anybody who is not old enough to be licensed to drive.

An individual under 16 years old may not operate a Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle.

What is the maximum power of a Utah electric-assisted bicycle motor?

750 watts. Above that power it stops being a bicycle in law and becomes something that needs a license and a plate. Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.76: “Has a power output of not more than 750 watts.”