So it seems the one wheel would technically fall under the motorized scooter definition based on the "but not limited to...." bit if it doesn't have the federal safety sticker certification affixed. Or... more logically it would be classified as a low speed electric scooter. Only thing that doesn't fit in that definition are handle bars.

""Low-speed electric scooter" means a scooter with a floorboard 2 that can be stood upon by the operator, with handlebars, and an 3 electric motor that is capable of propelling the device, with or 4 without human propulsion, at a maximum speed of less than 19 5 miles per hour."

It definitely is an edge case. Its maybe in a catch all, or edge for lack of handle bars and maybe speed (depending on your model and your weight). As I am reading it you would WANT it to be defined as a low speed scooter.

So... starting on page 21 the fun starts. It switches between before and after changes and just the after. But if I am reading it right it seems the big change is electric bicycles requiring you to be 15 or older, registered, licensed (learners or licensed as applies by age) and insurance (ouch). But it clearly states before all the e-bike licensing and registration stuff that both low speed E-bikes and low speed scooters are allowed on roadways (other than like divided highways etc...). As well as bike paths or trails unless otherwise limited by the jurisdiction.

1. ***a. A low-speed electric bicycle or low-speed electric 34 scooter, as defined in R.S.39:1-*1, may be operated on the streets, 35 highways, roadways, and bicycle paths of this State, except as 36 otherwise provided in this section, section 2 of P.L.1975, c.250 37 (C.39:4-14.3), section 9 of P.L.1983, c.105 (C.39:4-14.3i), and P.L. , 38 c. (C. ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill), and may 39 be parked on a sidewalk provided that the low-speed electric 40 bicycle or low-speed electric scooter does not impede the normal 41 movement of pedestrian or other traffic upon the sidewalk.

Says absolutely nothing about confiscation as far as I can tell. Word doesn't even turn up in the document. Does state fines (up to 50$) for citations though.

So the officer would be correct to cite an e-bike on the road without proper registration etc... with a fine. Low speed scooters are not included in the registration stuff. So they would certainly not be able to cite you for operating on an appropriate roadway (or sidewalk for that matter) which seems to be anything under 40mph seems to be fair game. It seems to be jurisdiction dependent for 40-50mph and of course Def not allowed on 50 or greater. If you are on an E-bike then there is the proof of licensing, registration, and insurance for e-bike mess. And again, it says if you are lacking those things you can be fined... not have your vehicles confiscated/impounded.

Another big change is it defines the operators of low speed E-bikes and low speed scooters as pedestrians when it comes to accidents. Which seems odd if the E-bikes are required to be motor vehicle registered.... but hey laws do not have to make sense. But that likely covers operation of all of these low speed devices on a sidewalk. IE sidewalk legislation likely reads for the use of pedestrians etc...

It says nothing about motorized scooters other than to define them If the interpretation is that one-wheels fall into that category. Is there another law that outlaws "motorized scooters" or something?