Public Conduct in Paulding County, GA (2026)
4 rules for unincorporated Paulding County, Georgia.
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Skateboarding Rules
Paulding County lets skateboarders use county recreation paths alongside pedestrians, bicycles and roller skates under Code § 70-107, but that permission stops where the code's own definition of "recreation path" stops: it specifically excludes the Silver Comet Trail and any path inside a county park. Violations of the chapter are cited by the sheriff or county marshal and fined under the general penalty.
Paulding County Skateboarding Rules
Light RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 70-107
(a)Authorized uses of recreation paths are as follows:(1)Pedestrians;(2)Nonmotorized vehicles;(3)Roller skates, roller blades and skateboarders;(4)Registered motorized carts;(5)Emergency and authorized maintenance vehicles;(6)Bicycles;(7)Electric and conventional wheelchairs; and(8)Electric vehicles designed to carry one person at a speed not to exceed 20 miles per hour.(b)Prohibited uses of re...
Loitering Rules
Paulding County makes it a misdemeanor under Code of Ordinances Sec. 46-1 to loiter on property open to the public without a legitimate reason, fight or threaten violence, use fighting words that risk a breach of the peace, or block a public street or sidewalk after law enforcement has ordered the crowd to clear it.
Paulding County Loitering & Breach of Peace Law
Significant RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-1
It shall be unlawful, and punishable as a misdemeanor under the laws of this state, for any person within the unincorporated areas of the county to violate any of the following provisions: (1)Remain or loiter upon any premises to which the public has access, including but not limited to such places as shopping center parking lots, where the person's presence upon such premises is unrelated to t...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Paulding County allows smoking in outdoor areas of county-owned, leased, or operated property under Code of Ordinances Sec. 46-31, unless the county has posted a 'No Smoking' sign or the international no-smoking symbol at that spot. Indoor smoking is banned outright in every enclosed area of county facilities under state law.
Paulding County Outdoor Smoking Rules
Light RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances § 46-31
(a)In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 31-12A-3, smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas of county-owned, county-leased, or county-operated facilities. For the purposes of this section, the term "enclosed areas" means all spaces between a floor and ceiling that is enclosed on all sides by solid walls or windows, exclusive of doorways and open windows, which extend from the floor to the ceil...
Jaywalking
Paulding County has no separate jaywalking ordinance; it enforces pedestrian crossing rules by adopting the state's Uniform Rules of the Road wholesale under § 70-1. Section 70-31 lets the sheriff designate crosswalks and pedestrian safety zones with board approval, and makes ignoring any resulting traffic control device, including a marked crosswalk, a Code violation in its own right.
Paulding County Jaywalking & Crosswalk Rules
Light RestrictionsPaulding County, GA, Code of Ordinances §§ 70-1, 70-31
Pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 40-6-370, O.C.G.A. §§ 40-6-1—40-6-395, known as the uniform rules of the road and the definition contained in O.C.G.A. § 40-1-1, are hereby adopted as and for the traffic regulations of the county with like effect as if recited in this chapter. ... Upon approval of the board of commissioners, the sheriff is authorized to designate and maintain by appropriate traffic contr...
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