Is an electric dirt bike an off-highway vehicle?
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Michigan
What Michigan law says about riding an electric dirt bike, question by question. 3 of 6 answered from official text; the rest stay blank until we have read the source.
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The answers
What it needs to ride public off-road land
An ORV must be licensed with the Department of Natural Resources or a dealer before it is ridden on land, snow, ice or other natural terrain, on a forest trail or in a designated area. A license runs from April 1 to the following March 31. No license is needed when riding solely on private property by the owner, family or invited guests, or on the state's free ORV-riding days.
MCL 324.81115(1)-(2); 324.81116, checked . Official text for Michigan, MCL 324.81115(1)-(2); 324.81116, external site
Helmet rule off-road
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Age and supervision rules for young riders
A child under 16 may not operate an ORV unless under the direct visual supervision of an adult and carrying an ORV safety certificate.
MCL 324.81129(12), checked . Official text for Michigan, MCL 324.81129(12), external site
Riding it on public roads
An ORV needs an ORV license to run on a street, county road or highway unless it is registered under the vehicle code. Counties may authorize ORVs on county roads by ordinance; on such roads a rider under 18 needs a driver's license, or a parent's or guardian's direct supervision plus an ORV safety certificate, and no one under 12 may ride there.
MCL 324.81115(1)(c); 324.81131(2), (13), checked . Official text for Michigan, MCL 324.81115(1)(c); 324.81131(2), (13), external site
Where the e-bike definition stops
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Before you ride
This page restates state law in plain words and links the text it came from. It is not legal advice. Cities, counties and the agencies that manage federal land (the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service) add rules of their own, so check with whoever manages the ground you plan to ride.
For a young rider, the before-you-ride checker puts the helmet and age rules first.
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