Public Conduct in Evansville, IN (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Evansville, Indiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Evansville bans skateboards, roller skates, and in-line skates on nine named public premises, including the Civic Center, Ford Center, and Dress Plaza, and on any private property without the owner's permission.
Evansville Skateboarding Ban on City Premises
Significant RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 10.50.010
Prohibited on the following premises: Central Library, City-owned parking garages, Civic Center, Dress Plaza, Ford Center, Four Freedoms Monument, Freedom Plaza, Main Street walkway, Old National Events Plaza, and on private property without the consent of the owner. ... Any person who violates this section shall be subject to a fine of $25.00 per violation. Each separate act in violation shall...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Evansville bans smoking in every enclosed public place and workplace, and also within 25 feet of their doors, windows, and vents, though patio seating tied to a restaurant or bar is exempt.
Evansville's Outdoor and Public Place Smoking Ban
Significant RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 8.30.020(A), (C)
(A) Except as provided in EMC 8.30.030, smoking is prohibited in all public places within the City, including, but not limited to...Shopping malls; Sports arenas...(C) Smoking is also prohibited within 25 feet outside any enclosed area where smoking is prohibited to ensure that tobacco smoke does not enter such enclosed area through entrances, windows, or ventilation.
Jaywalking
Evansville bars pedestrians from crossing outside a crosswalk between signaled intersections, anywhere in a business district, on designated through streets, or on blocks with a K-12 school.
Evansville Mid-Block Crossing Ban
Some RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 10.20.060
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk. In any business district no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk on any of the through streets designated by ordinance, or on any street bordering a City block in whi...
Public Alcohol Use
Evansville bans consuming alcohol at Dress Plaza, its Ohio River public wharf -- a site-specific rule; the code has no broader city-wide open-container or public-drinking ordinance.
Evansville Dress Plaza Alcohol Ban
Light RestrictionsEvansville Municipal Code § 12.10.100
No person shall consume any alcoholic beverage at Dress Plaza.
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