Public Conduct in Boone County, IN (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Boone County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Skateboarding Rules
In unincorporated Boone County, Indiana, skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates are expressly banned on the Courthouse Square in Lebanon under County Code § 70.01. The Board of Commissioners set the rule in 1998, and it still carries a flat $100 maximum fine per violation, with a matching $100 fine for any adult who lets a minor skate there instead of stopping them.
Boone County Bans Skateboards on Courthouse Square
Heavy RestrictionsBoone County Code §§ 70.01, 70.99(B)
Skateboards, in-line skates and roller skates, and other such modes of transportation or leisure activity of a comparable nature, are expressly banned and prohibited upon the Courthouse Square. ... Any individual who is found to violate § 70.01 shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $100. In addition, any individual who affirmatively or passively allows a minor to violate § 70.01 shall be fi...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Boone County Code § 93.10 bars tobacco use inside any county-owned structure and within 100 feet of the front entrances of the Boone County Jail, County Annex, and Courthouse, plus at all polling places. Smokers may step outside a covered building's prohibited zone, but smoke may not drift back in through doors, windows, or vents. Violators face a Class C infraction under I.C. 34-28-5-4.
Boone County Tobacco Use Ban Near Facilities
Light RestrictionsBoone County Code § 93.10
§ 93.10 PUBLIC FACILITIES. (A) Tobacco shall be prohibited: (1) Within any structure owned by the County of Boone, except private residences leased from the county; (2) Within 100 feet of the front main entrances to the Boone County Law Enforcement Facility (Jail), Boone County Annex, and the Boone County Courthouse; and (3) Polling places. (B) Tobacco use may ...
Public Alcohol Use
Boone County's Board of Commissioners bans carrying or drinking alcohol, along with any deadly weapon, inside the Boone County Courthouse and other county-owned buildings under Code Section 30.03. Violators face a fine of up to $2,500 per violation, and the Boone County Attorney prosecutes cases through the county court system rather than a civil hearing.
Open Alcohol Banned in Boone County Courthouse
Heavy RestrictionsBoone County Code § 30.03
(B) Except as provided in division (C) below, a person shall not possess on or about his person within the Boone County Courthouse any deadly weapon or alcoholic beverage. Any person in violation of this section shall be subject to a fine of up to $2,500 per violation and the Boone County Attorney is hereby authorized to enforce this section through the Boone County Courts system. ... (D) ...
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