Parents will also be fined if their child is found using an e-scooter they bought.
Gardaí will be using drones to crack down on improper e-scooter use as part of new regulations to take effect next month.
Cabinet has signed off on a ban on e-scooters for under 18s and measures to make helmets and high visibility gear mandatory.
Parents will also be fined if their child is found using an e-scooter they bought.
Regulations later in the year will require the registration of all e-scooters and a system of licencing yet to be worked out.
Minister for Road Safety Sean Canney has doubled the fines for e-scooter offences to €100.
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