As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning
indicated:
MOTORIZED SCOOTER
A device that is powered by a motor having a maximum piston displacement
of less than 50 cc, or an electric drive motor with a power output not exceeding
1,000 wafts, is capable of a maximum speed of no more than 25 miles per hour
on a flat surface and is not required to be registered with the New Jersey
Director of Motor Vehicles for use on the public highways of this state as
a motorcycle or moped. It is any two- or three-wheeled device that has handlebars,
is designed to be stood or sat upon by the operator and is powered by the
aforesaid type of motors which is capable of propelling the device with or
without human propulsion. Motorized scooter shall not be construed to include
a motorized wheelchair.
The Police Department shall, upon application being made therefor, issue
a registration decal, plate or embossment for each motorized scooter for which
such application is made.
A motorized scooter being used without a registration decal, plate or
embossment, or that is in violation of this chapter, may be impounded by the
Police Department until such time as the owner or operator provides proof
that the scooter is registered.
No registration decal, plate or embossment shall be transferable.
Once the registration as set forth herein has been issued, a new registration
need not be applied for except upon the transfer of ownership of the motorized
scooter.