41-6a-1120. Mobile carrier device.
(1) "Mobile carrier" means an electrically powered device that: is operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk; is intended primarily for the transport of property while remaining within 25 feet of the human operator; weighs less than 150 pounds, excluding cargo; has a maximum speed of 12.5 miles per hour; is equipped with a technology to transport personal property with the active monitoring of a personal property owner; and is primarily designed to remain within 25 feet of the personal property owner.
(2) A mobile carrier is not a vehicle or personal delivery device as defined in Section. 41-6a-1119
(3) A mobile carrier may be operated on a sidewalk or crosswalk if all of the following requirements are met: the mobile carrier is operated in accordance with the local ordinances, if any, established by the local highway authority; the mobile carrier remains at all times within 25 feet of the human operator while the mobile carrier is in motion; the mobile carrier is equipped with a braking system that enables the mobile carrier to come to a controlled stop; and if the mobile carrier is being operated between sunset and sunrise, a light on both the front and rear of the mobile carrier that is visible on all sides of the mobile carrier in clear weather from a distance of at least 500 feet to the front and rear of the mobile carrier when directly in front of low beams of headlights on a motor vehicle.
(4) A personal property owner monitoring the mobile carrier may not allow a mobile carrier to: fail to comply with a traffic or pedestrian control device or signal; unreasonably interfere with a pedestrian or traffic; transport hazardous material; or operate on a street or highway, except when crossing the street or highway within a crosswalk.
(5) A mobile carrier has the rights and obligations applicable to a pedestrian under the same circumstances, except that a mobile carrier shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian on a sidewalk or crosswalk.
(6) A personal property owner may not operate a mobile carrier unless the person complies with this section.
(7) A violation of this section is an infraction.