Public Conduct in Skowhegan, ME (2026)
4 verified public conduct rules for Skowhegan, Maine, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, no one can ride a bicycle, skateboard or rollerblades on listed downtown sidewalks Monday through Saturday between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. A first offense brings a written warning; a later offense is a civil violation with a forfeiture not to exceed $25.00 or seizure of the equipment for up to seven days.
Skowhegan Sidewalk Skateboarding and Rollerblade Ban
Some RestrictionsSkowhegan Streets and Sidewalks Ordinance (Chapter 32), Sec. 7
No person shall ride a bicycle, skateboard or rollerblades on the following sidewalks Monday through Saturday between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ... For a first offense, the police officer shall issue a written warning to that ... person in violation of this section. For a second or subsequent offense, any person in violation of this section ... commits a civil violation for which a f...
Loitering Rules
In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, Chapter 34 makes it unlawful to loiter, stand, or remain idle at a public place and obstruct a street, sidewalk, or parking area, break the law, or disturb the peace, then refuse an officer's request to leave. A violation is a civil violation with a forfeiture of up to $100, enforced by the Skowhegan Police Department.
Skowhegan, Maine Loitering Ordinance and Sidewalk Obstruction
Some RestrictionsSkowhegan Loitering Ordinance (Chapter 34) §§ II, III, V
Loitering means remaining idle in essentially (1) one location and shall include the concept of spending time idly, to be dilatory, to linger, to stay, to saunter, to delay, or to stand around. ... It shall be unlawful for any person, at a public place or upon private property within the town where the owner has given the town permission, to loiter, stand, or remain idle, either alone or in con...
Jaywalking
In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, pedestrians must obey the traffic-control signal legend in Sec. 13 of the Traffic Ordinance: no starting across on a steady yellow, and no entering the roadway on a steady red. The ordinance has no section titled jaywalking. Violations fall under the general civil penalty in Sec. 2.
Skowhegan, Maine Pedestrian Signal and Crossing Rules
Light RestrictionsSkowhegan Traffic Ordinance Sec. 13(A)(3), (B)(2), (C)(2)
(3) Unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal, as provided in 29 M.R.S.A. Section 950, pedestrians facing any green signal, except when the sole green signal is a turn arrow, may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. ... (2) Pedestrians facing a steady yellow signal, unless otherwise directed by a pedestrian-control signal as provided in 29 M.R.S.A. ...
Public Alcohol Use
In the Town of Skowhegan, Maine, the consumption or use of any alcoholic beverage or illegal drugs in any Town owned cemetery is prohibited. The printed rule reaches the Town's cemeteries only, not streets, parks or other public places. A violation is a civil violation carrying a forfeiture of up to $100.00, and the cemetery Sexton is sworn in as a constable to enforce it.
Alcohol in Skowhegan Town Cemeteries, Maine
Significant RestrictionsSkowhegan Cemetery Ordinance (Regulations for the Administration of Public Cemeteries, approved June 12, 2023) § III(1), § IV(6), § IV(19) and § XI
1. The Sexton shall be sworn in as a constable to enforce these ordinances and other applicable laws or rules and regulations. ... 6. The consumption or use of any alcoholic beverage or illegal drugs in any Town owned cemetery is prohibited. ... 19. Cemeteries close one half hour after sunset and open one half hour prior to sun rise. A person is guilty of criminal trespass if he/she enters or r...