Public Conduct in Nicholasville, KY (2026)
5 verified public conduct rules for Nicholasville, Kentucky, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
Sec. 11-6 bans skateboards and roller skates on the sidewalks and streets of downtown Nicholasville, inside the Edgewood, Wal-Mart and Winn Dixie shopping malls, and in Maple Grove Cemetery. A parent, guardian or custodian who knowingly permits a child to violate the section is also guilty of a violation.
Nicholasville Skateboard and Roller Skate Ban Areas
Significant RestrictionsNicholasville Code of Ordinances § 11-6
(a) No person shall ride a skateboard or use roller skates on the sidewalks and/or streets of the following areas: ... (1) Downtown: An area which is bounded to the northeast by Richmond Avenue, and the northwest by North Third Street, to the southeast by East Brown Street and the southwest by West Brown Street, which shall include both sides of the above enumerated boundary streets and any sid...
Loud Party Ordinance
In Nicholasville, an adult who controls a residence or premises cannot allow a social host party, gathering, or event to take place or continue there if a minor obtains, possesses, or consumes alcohol. A first violation is a Class B misdemeanor with a fine up to $500 and/or up to 90 days in jail, plus the city's response costs.
Nicholasville Social Host Party Rule for Underage Drinking
Significant RestrictionsNicholasville Code of Ordinances §§ 3-82, 3-85
No adult having control of any residence or premises shall allow a social host party, gathering, or event to take place or continue at this residence or premises if: (1) At the party, gathering, or event any minor obtains, possesses, or consumes any alcoholic beverage. (2) The adult knows that a minor will or does possess any alcoholic beverage at the party, gathering, or event in violation of ...
Loitering Rules
Sec. 3-93 of the Nicholasville code bars package liquor store operators and owners of vacant property from knowingly allowing habitual congregating of persons on the unenclosed portion of the property so as to constitute a public nuisance. Posting city signs is a defense, and violations fall under the penalties in Sec. 3-111.
Nicholasville Habitual Congregating Rule for Liquor Stores
Some RestrictionsNicholasville Code of Ordinances § 3-93
(a) Licensed premises. No person or entity operating a package liquor store, whether trafficking in distilled spirits, wine or malt beverages, including retail package beer licensees, shall knowingly allow or permit habitual congregating of persons on the unenclosed portion of the licensed premises so as to constitute a public nuisance. (b) Vacant property. No person or entity being the owner o...
Jaywalking
Nicholasville restricts pedestrians on its arterial roadways: no one crosses except in a crosswalk, and where there is none only at an intersection with a traffic control signal or other device, or failing that at any intersection. Section 19-44 makes violations a misdemeanor and sets a fine of $25 to $200.
Nicholasville Jaywalking Rules on Arterial Roadways
Some RestrictionsNicholasville Code of Ordinances § 19-41
(a) No person shall cross an arterial roadway at any place except in a crosswalk. Where there is no crosswalk, a person shall cross only at intersection in which traffic control signal or other devices are in place. Where the is no crosswalk nor traffic control signals or devices, a person shall cross an arterial roadway only at an intersection. (b) No person, other than a person in or on a veh...
Public Alcohol Use
Nicholasville prohibits possessing, selling, delivering or consuming alcoholic beverages at any time on City of Nicholasville property, and Section 12-9 adds a permit rule for Performance Park and Rock Fence Park. A violation is a misdemeanor with a fine of up to $500, up to six months in the Jessamine County Detention Center, or both.
Nicholasville Alcohol Ban on City Property, Section 12-9
Significant RestrictionsNicholasville Code of Ordinances § 12-9(b)-(e)
(b) No person shall possess, sell, deliver or consume my alcoholic beverages at any time while on City of Nicholasville property, which includes, but is not limited to, city parks and other recreational areas other than the Performance Park, Rock Fence Park, parking lots, and municipal buildings. (c) Within the confines of Performance Park and Rock Fence Park, no person shall possess, sell, del...
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