(a) (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, those sections of this title that by their nature could apply to a low-speed micromobility device do apply to the device and the person operating it whenever it is operated upon any public street, highway, sidewalk, or shared-use path, or upon any portion of a roadway set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles.
(b) No operator of a low-speed micromobility device shall do any of the following:
(1) Fail to yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians at all times;
(2) Fail to give an audible signal before overtaking and passing a pedestrian;
(3) Operate the device at night unless the device or its operator is equipped with or wearing both of the following:
A. A lamp pointing to the front that emits a white light visible from a distance of not less than 500 feet;
B. A red reflector facing the rear that is visible from all distances from 100 feet to 600 feet when directly in front of lawful lower beams of head lamps on a motor vehicle.
(c) (1) No person who is under sixteen years of age shall rent a low-speed micromobility device.
(2) No person shall knowingly rent a low-speed micromobility device to a person who is under sixteen years of age.
(3) No person shall knowingly rent a low-speed micromobility device on behalf of a person who is under sixteen years of age.
(d) No person shall operate a low-speed micromobility device at a speed greater than twenty miles per hour.
(e) (1) Whoever violates this section is guilty of a minor misdemeanor.
(2) Unless a mens rea is otherwise specified in this section, an offense established under this section is a strict liability offense and Ohio R.C. 2901.20 does not apply. The designation of that offense as a strict liability offense shall not be construed to imply that any other offense, for which there is no specified degree of culpability, is not a strict liability offense.
(f) The owner or operator of a low-speed micromobility device rental service or low-speed micromobility device sharing program shall maintain commercial general liability insurance related to the operation of the devices, with limits of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and two million dollars ($2,000,000) per aggregate. (ORC 4511.514)