Alabama

For purposes of Chapter 12A of Title 32 (registration of all-terrain and recreational off-highway vehicles), an "off-road vehicle" is any motorized vehicle not designed for use on a highway and capable of cross-country travel on land, snow, ice, marsh, swampland, or other natural terrain. The term includes any all-terrain vehicle and recreational off-highway vehicle, excludes a list of vehicles that begins with any electric bicycle and any golf cart, and does not include any motor vehicle for which a certificate of title is required by Chapter 8. The same chapter defines an "all-terrain vehicle" as a motor vehicle designed to travel on three or more non-highway tires.

Ala. Code § 32-12A-1(1), (2), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for Alabama, Ala. Code § 32-12A-1(1), (2), external site

For Alabama's motor vehicle license article, a "motorcycle" is every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, including motor scooters and motor bicycles, but not including farm tractors, and a "motor vehicle" includes every vehicle that is self-propelled and every vehicle that is propelled by electric power. No motorcycle may be used on any public highway in the state unless the proper license tag for it has been procured and is securely attached to the rear end. Separately, Title 32 defines a "motorcycle" as every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, excluding a tractor and an electric bicycle; each person operating a motorcycle on any public road, street, or highway in the state must have passed a motorcycle test designated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and must have a motorcycle Class M displayed on the driver's license or have been issued a Class M motorcycle license.

Ala. Code §§ 40-12-240(a)(11), (12); 40-12-242(a); 32-5A-240(b)(1); 32-1-1.1(36), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for Alabama, Ala. Code §§ 40-12-240(a)(11), (12); 40-12-242(a); 32-5A-240(b)(1); 32-1-1.1(36), external site

Alabama defines an electric bicycle as a bicycle equipped with fully operable pedals, a saddle or seat for the rider, and an electric motor of less than 750 watts that meets the requirements of one of three classes. Class 1 has a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to assist at 20 miles per hour; Class 2 has a motor that may be used exclusively to propel the bicycle and is not capable of providing assistance at 20 miles per hour; Class 3 has a motor that provides assistance only when the rider is pedaling and ceases to assist at 28 miles per hour. The same section defines a motorcycle as every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground, excluding a tractor and an electric bicycle.

Ala. Code § 32-1-1.1(16), (36), checked 2026-10-01. Official text for Alabama, Ala. Code § 32-1-1.1(16), (36), external site