Manufacture and distribution of low-speed electric bicycles, personal e-mobility devices, and traction batteries

(815 ILCS 361/15)     Sec. 15. Manufacture and distribution of low-speed electric bicycles, personal e-mobility devices, and traction batteries.     (a) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, rent, offer for sale, offer for lease, or offer for rent a low-speed electric bicycle unless the electrical drive system for the low-speed electric bicycle has been tested by an accredited testing laboratory and found: (i) before January 1, 2028, to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2849 or EN Standard 15194; or (ii) on or after January 1, 2028, to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2849.     (b) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, rent, offer for sale, offer for lease, offer for rent, or operate in furtherance of a business activity a personal e-mobility device unless the electrical system for the personal e-mobility device has been tested by an accredited testing laboratory and found to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2272.     (c) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, rent, offer for sale, offer for lease, or offer for rent a traction battery for a low-speed electric bicycle unless the traction battery has been tested by an accredited testing laboratory and found: (i) before January 1, 2028, to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2271, ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2849, or EN Standard 15194; or (ii) on or after January 1, 2028, to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2271 or ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2849.     (d) No person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, rent, offer for sale, offer for lease, or offer for rent a traction battery for a personal e-mobility device unless the traction battery has been tested by an accredited testing laboratory and found to comply with ANSI/CAN/UL Standard 2271. (Source: P.A. 104-414, eff. 1-1-26.)