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What is the deadline to register your scooter in CDMX?
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What is the deadline to register your scooter in CDMX?

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • New regulations in Mexico City require certain electric personal mobility devices (VEMEPE), including some scooters, to be registered and plated starting July 1.
  • Owners of existing VEMEPEs meeting specific criteria have until November 20 to comply, while new sales must include plates from July 1.
  • Failure to comply after September 1 can result in fines ranging from 10 to 20 UMAs (Unidades de Medida y Actualización), and vehicles may be impounded.

Mexico City has implemented new regulations requiring specific electric personal mobility devices (VEMEPE), such as certain electric scooters and electric bicycles, to be registered and obtain license plates. These rules, which came into effect on July 1, aim to regulate the use of these increasingly popular modes of transport.

VEMEPEs that must be registered are those with two or more wheels, an accelerator, reaching speeds greater than 25 km/h, and having a continuous nominal motor power from 250 watts up to 1 kWh (or 1.34 HP).

— Héctor Ulises García NietoHéctor Ulises García Nieto, head of the Secretariat of Mobility (Semovi), detailed the specific criteria for electric personal mobility devices requiring registration.

According to Héctor Ulises García Nieto, head of the Secretariat of Mobility (Semovi), VEMEPEs that must be registered include those with two or more wheels, an accelerator, a top speed exceeding 25 km/h, and a continuous nominal motor power between 250 watts and 1 kWh (approximately 1.34 HP). Riders of these devices are also mandated to wear helmets and carry their documentation.

Owners of existing VEMEPEs that meet these criteria have until November 20 to register their vehicles. For newly purchased VEMEPEs sold from July 1 onwards, manufacturers and distributors must ensure they are sold with license plates already attached. Devices with speeds below 25 km/h, weighing under 35 kg, or those requiring human power for propulsion are exempt from these registration requirements.

People who already own a scooter that meets the mandatory registration characteristics will have until next November 20 to regularize.

— Semovi officialA Semovi official announced the deadline for existing owners of regulated scooters to comply with the new registration rules.

Penalties for non-compliance will be enforced starting September 1. Fines will vary based on the frequency of the infraction, ranging from 10 UMAs for a first offense to 15 or 20 UMAs for repeat violations. In addition to fines, authorities have the power to impound non-compliant vehicles, similar to procedures for motorcycles.

The first infraction is considered 10 UMAs, and when there are three or five infractions, it is 15 UMAs per infraction, and more than five infractions, in terms of recidivism, it is sanctioned with 20 UMAs.

— Pablo Vázquez CamachoPablo Vázquez Camacho, Secretary of Citizen Security of CDMX, explained the tiered structure of fines for non-compliance.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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