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Public Conduct in Madison County, IL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Madison County, Illinois.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Madison County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Skateboarding Rules

Skateboard riding is flatly banned on Madison County-owned property and inside county buildings under Code Section 54.30(D), part of the general-violations list that also bars vandalism, indoor smoking outside the Smoke Free Illinois Act, open flames and unauthorized animals. The ban covers the county's own buildings and grounds, such as the Courthouse and Administration Building complex in Edwardsville, not city sidewalks or streets.

Madison County IL Skateboarding Ban on County Property

Significant Restrictions

Madison County Code § 54.30(D)

(D) No skateboard riding is allowed on or in county property or buildings.

Public Alcohol Use

Madison County bans drinking alcoholic liquor on any public street, sidewalk, alley, or other publicly owned or controlled space under § 70.040(C). The same section separately forbids carrying an open container of alcohol in a vehicle on a public street or alley unless it is sealed, unopened, in its original package, per § 70.040(F).

Madison County Open Container and Drinking Ban

Some Restrictions

Madison County Code § 70.040(C), (F)

(C) No person shall consume any alcoholic liquor on any public street, sidewalk, alley or other publicly owned or controlled space. ... (F) No person shall transport, carry or possess any alcoholic or non-alcoholic liquor in, upon or about any motor vehicle in or on any public street, alley or place except where such alcoholic or non-alcoholic liquor is in the original package with an unbro...

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