The NYPD’s 26th precinct, which covers Morningside Heights and parts of West Harlem, tweeted out Monday that electric hoverboards are illegal according to NYC Admin.The tweet was deleted because it contained the wrong code. Code 19-176.2made hoverboards arguably legal since it includes two key descriptions that prove hoverboards actually follow the law: "For purposes of this section, the term 'motorized scooter' shall mean any wheeled device that has handlebars..." "For the purposes of this section, the term 'motorized scooter' shall not include electric powered devices not capable of exceeding fifteen miles per hour..."Based on those descriptions it can be argued that since hoverboards do not have any handlebars and they don’t exceed 15mph — some can’t even reach 8mph — hoverboards, by definition, are actually quite legal. However, hoverboards do not fall under Code 19-176.2 and they remain illegal.
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