Are electric skateboards legal in Italy?
No statute names the device. No Italian text we read names the electric skateboard. The statutory regime for light electric vehicles (Law 160/2019, art. 1, paras. 75 ff., as rewritten by Law 177/2024 with effect from 14 December 2024) covers only electric kick scooters (“monopattini a propulsione prevalentemente elettrica”). Other electric micromobility devices had a separate route: a 2019 ministerial decree allowed them only in municipal trials, admitting “esclusivamente” (exclusively) hoverboards, Segways, kick scooters and monowheels. Skateboards were not among them. No text we read states when the trials ended. By our arithmetic from the texts, the end date was 27 July 2024, and we found no later extension. Law 177/2024 (art. 14(2)) still fines anyone who rides an electric micromobility device other than a kick scooter that does not conform to the ministerial decree, or outside the trial area, €200 to €800. The Highway Code separately bans riding boards on the carriageway (art. 190(8)); that provision does not distinguish powered from unpowered boards, and Law 177/2024 did not amend it.
What the law says
| What the text says | Section | |
|---|---|---|
| The statutory regime is for kick scooters only | Law 160/2019, art. 1, para. 75: “I monopattini a propulsione prevalentemente elettrica possiedono i seguenti requisiti” (mainly electric-powered kick scooters have the following features — our translation), including no seat and an electric motor of at most 0.50 kW. Para. 75-quater: “È vietata la circolazione ai monopattini a motore con requisiti diversi da quelli di cui al comma 75.” (Motorised kick scooters that do not meet the requirements of para. 75 are prohibited from circulating — our translation.) Law 177/2024, art. 14 (in force 14 December 2024), rewrote these paragraphs, adding an identification sticker and compulsory insurance; the law still does not mention skateboards. | Legge 27 dicembre 2019, n. 160, art. 1, commi 75–75-vicies quinquies |
| The 2019 trials admitted four device types only | Ministerial Decree of 4 June 2019, art. 2(1): “Le tipologie dei dispositivi per la micromobilita' elettrica ammesse alla sperimentazione di cui all'art. 1 sono esclusivamente le seguenti: hoverboard; segway; monopattini; monowheel.” (The types of electric micromobility device admitted to the trial are exclusively: hoverboard; Segway; kick scooters; monowheel — our translation.) Art. 7(3): “E' vietata la circolazione dei dispositivi per la micromobilita' elettrica difformi dalle tipologie e dalle caratteristiche di cui all'art. 2 e relativo allegato 1.” (Electric micromobility devices that do not match the types and features in art. 2 and annex 1 are prohibited from circulating — our translation.) | D.M. 4 giugno 2019, artt. 2 e 7 |
| Other devices: penalty kept by Law 177/2024 | Law 177/2024, art. 14(2): “Chiunque circola con un dispositivo di micromobilità elettrica, diverso dai monopattini, avente caratteristiche tecniche e costruttive non conformi a quelle definite con apposito decreto del Ministro delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti, ovvero fuori dell'ambito territoriale della sperimentazione di cui al medesimo decreto, è soggetto alla sanzione amministrativa del pagamento di una somma da euro 200 a euro 800.” (Anyone riding an electric micromobility device other than a kick scooter whose technical and construction features do not conform to those set by ministerial decree, or outside the territorial scope of the trial under that decree, is liable to a fine of €200 to €800 — our translation.) The device is also confiscated if its electric motor exceeds 1 kW continuous rated power. | Legge 25 novembre 2024, n. 177, artt. 14 e 35 |
| When the trials ended: an arithmetic, not a text | Decree-Law 162/2019, art. 33-bis(1), extends the trials' end date and provides: “La circolazione mediante segway, hoverboard e monowheel, ovvero analoghi dispositivi di mobilità personale, è consentita, solo se sono a propulsione prevalentemente elettrica, nell'ambito della sperimentazione” (circulation on Segways, hoverboards and monowheels, or similar personal mobility devices, is allowed only if they are mainly electric-powered and only within the trial — our translation). The Interior Ministry states that the original extension was “di dodici mesi” (of twelve months) and brought the end date “al 27 luglio 2022”. Normattiva's amendment history shows one later change: “Il DECRETO-LEGGE 10 maggio 2023, n. 51 (in G.U. 10/05/2023, n.108) ha disposto (con l'art. 6, comma 2) la modifica dell'art. 33-bis, comma 1.” The text now reads “prorogato ((di trentasei mesi))” (extended by thirty-six months). Twenty-four more months after 27 July 2022 gives 27 July 2024. That date is our arithmetic; no text we read states it. Normattiva lists no amendment to art. 33-bis after 2023, and we found no other extension, but our search was not exhaustive. | D.L. 30 dicembre 2019, n. 162, art. 33-bis, and its amendment history |
| Boards banned on the carriageway | Highway Code, art. 190(8): “La circolazione mediante tavole, pattini od altri acceleratori di andatura è vietata sulla carreggiata delle strade.” (Riding on boards, skates or other speed accelerators is prohibited on the carriageway — our translation.) Art. 190(10) sets a fine of €26 to €102. The article appears among the rules for pedestrians and does not distinguish motorised boards. Normattiva's amendment history for art. 190 lists only a 2022 change to para. 7; Law 177/2024 did not amend it. | D.Lgs. 30 aprile 1992, n. 285, art. 190, and its amendment history |
| Pending: a delegated reform | Law 177/2024, art. 35, delegated the government to adopt, within twelve months, decrees for the “ridefinizione organica della disciplina dei veicoli, comprendendo i velocipedi e gli altri dispositivi di micromobilità individuale” (overall redefinition of the rules on vehicles, including bicycles and other individual micromobility devices — our translation). We did not check whether such a decree has been adopted. | Legge 25 novembre 2024, n. 177, artt. 14 e 35 |
Each row is the statute's own content, reduced to plain wording where it is long and quoted directly where the exact words matter. The section in the last column is a link to the text.
Electric skateboards in stock today
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Onewheel Pint X
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Sources
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Legge 27 dicembre 2019, n. 160, art. 1, commi 75–75-vicies quinquies — Bilancio di previsione dello Stato per l'anno finanziario 2020 (monopattini elettrici).
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Normattiva, text in force. Italian text; translations are ours. -
D.M. 4 giugno 2019, artt. 2 e 7 — Sperimentazione della circolazione su strada di dispositivi per la micromobilità elettrica (GU n. 162 del 12-07-2019).
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Gazzetta Ufficiale, original text; articles read one by one. Annexes 1 and 2 not read. Italian text; translations are ours. -
D.L. 30 dicembre 2019, n. 162, art. 33-bis, and its amendment history — Monopattini elettrici (proroga della sperimentazione).
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Amendment history: https://www.normattiva.it/do/atto/vediAggiornamentiAllArticolo?art.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=2019-12-31%2000:00:00.0&art.codiceRedazionale=19G00171&art.flagTipoArticolo=0&art.idArticolo=33&art.idSottoArticolo=2&art.idSottoArticolo1=10&art.versione=3. Interior Ministry, 'Le regole per i monopattini elettrici' (16 March 2020): https://www.interno.gov.it/it/notizie/regole-i-monopattini-elettrici. Italian text; translations are ours. -
D.Lgs. 30 aprile 1992, n. 285, art. 190, and its amendment history — Nuovo codice della strada — Comportamento dei pedoni.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Normattiva, text in force since 16 June 2022; amendment history: https://www.normattiva.it/do/atto/vediAggiornamentiAllArticolo?art.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1992-05-18%2000:00:00.0&art.codiceRedazionale=092G0306&art.flagTipoArticolo=0&art.idArticolo=190&art.idSottoArticolo=1&art.idSottoArticolo1=10&art.versione=16. Italian text; translations are ours. -
Legge 25 novembre 2024, n. 177, artt. 14 e 35 — Interventi in materia di sicurezza stradale e delega al Governo per la revisione del codice della strada.
Official source, read 2026-09-27.
Normattiva, text in force from 14 December 2024; art. 35 read at the same URL with ~art35. Italian text; translations are ours.
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How Italy compares
The same four questions for Italy and its neighbours and the rest of the country, each linked to its own page and citations. All 99 jurisdictions we have read are side by side on Compare all jurisdictions.
| Jurisdiction | Status | Helmet | Speed limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | Unaddressed | no rule naming the device | — |
| Austria | Unaddressed | no rule naming the device | — |
| France | Regulated | A helmet is required nationally only where the authority has opened a road limited to 80 k | Service-public.fr: “La vitesse maximum autorisée est de 25 k |
| Switzerland | Prohibited | no rule naming the device | — |
Compare all 99 jurisdictions →
The spread is the point. These are neighbouring jurisdictions regulating the same object, and they do not agree on what it is, how fast it may go, who may ride it, or whether it may be ridden at all. A rider who crosses a state line is, quite often, subject to a different legal category rather than a stricter version of the same one — which is why a single national answer to this question does not exist and why anyone offering you one has stopped reading the law.
It also explains why so many rows say the device is unaddressed. Most vehicle codes were written before this machine existed, and a legislature that has not revisited them has not thereby permitted anything — it has left the question to a general classification and to your city.
What about a Onewheel?
No text we read for Italy names a board with a single wheel. The reading above is for electric skateboards; whether a Onewheel falls in the same class, another one or none is a question the statutes here do not answer, and neither do we. 11 jurisdictions do name it — Are Onewheels legal?
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What this page does not tell you
- It is not legal advice, and it never says you may ride. It says what the statute says, and links it.
- It does not cover municipal law. Cities regulate sidewalks, parks, paths and often these devices by name. Those rules sit on top of everything above.
- It does not cover private property, insurance, or what happens after an accident.
- It may be out of date. Every source carries the day we read it. A statute amended since then will not have updated itself here.
Across the border: France · Switzerland · Austria. Every other jurisdiction: the full list.
Questions this raises
Are electric skateboards legal in Italy?
No law we can find defines an electric skateboard. What applies instead is a general vehicle classification and, in practice, your municipality. No Italian text we read names the electric skateboard. The statutory regime for light electric vehicles (Law 160/2019, art. 1, paras. 75 ff., as rewritten by Law 177/2024 with effect from 14 December 2024) covers only electric kick scooters (“monopattini a propulsione prevalentemente elettrica”). Other electric micromobility devices had a separate route: a 2019 ministerial decree allowed them only in municipal trials, admitting “esclusivamente” (exclusively) hoverboards, Segways, kick scooters and monowheels. Skateboards were not among them. No text we read states when the trials ended. By our arithmetic from the texts, the end date was 27 July 2024, and we found no later extension. Law 177/2024 (art. 14(2)) still fines anyone who rides an electric micromobility device other than a kick scooter that does not conform to the ministerial decree, or outside the trial area, €200 to €800. The Highway Code separately bans riding boards on the carriageway (art. 190(8)); that provision does not distinguish powered from unpowered boards, and Law 177/2024 did not amend it.
Is a Onewheel legal in Italy?
No statute we read for Italy names a board with a single wheel, so the law there does not answer directly. For electric skateboards, the status we found is: no statute names the device. Only 11 of the 99 jurisdictions we read name a one-wheel board: Utah, Quebec, Queensland, Tasmania, Seattle, South Korea, Belgium, British Columbia, New York, Victoria, the Netherlands.
Do I need a helmet in Italy?
No rule naming this device addresses helmets in the sources we have read for Italy. Your municipality may have one.
How fast am I allowed to go in Italy?
No speed limit specific to this device appears in the sources we have read for Italy.
Does this cover city rules?
No. This page reads state, provincial or national law only. Municipal codes frequently add rules — on sidewalks, parks and paths especially — and where the state has written nothing, the city has written everything.
How do I check this myself?
Open the links in the sources below. Every row in the table above names the section it comes from, and every source shows the date we read it. That is the whole point of the page: you should not have to take our word for it.