Can California Parents Be Charged When Their Kid Rides an E-Bike?

Can California Parents Be Charged When Their Kid Rides an E-Bike?

June 29, 2026 · 2 min

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Michael Kushner discusses the legal implications for California parents regarding their children's use of e-bikes.

In this HOA Q&A, California’s leading homeowner-side HOA attorney, Michael Kushner, explains when California parents can be criminally charged because of their kid’s e-bike. Parents are getting prosecuted across the state right now for injuries, deaths, and damages caused by their kids’ illegal use of e-bikes or e-motorcycles, and a lot of them never saw it coming. Civil liability is always present. But criminal liability is now a reality, and the stakes get even higher if a crash, injury...

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