Ashwaubenon, WI Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

Ashwaubenon's helmet mandate sits inside its bicycle-safety article, not a general skateboarding ban: Section 7-7-240(A) first requires anyone under 16 riding a bicycle or electric scooter on a public roadway or right-of-way to wear a protective helmet meeting Consumer Product Safety Commission standard CPSC 1203 (16 CFR Part 1203), then subsection (A)(1) extends that same requirement to skateboards, scooters, unicycles and in-line or roller skates, but only at a 'public skateboard recreation facility' under Village jurisdiction, meaning the Village-run skate park rather than every street or sidewalk.

Subsection (B) makes a parent or guardian who authorizes or knowingly permits a child to violate the section jointly responsible. Subsection (C) extends the rule to a child riding as a passenger in an attached child's seat or trailer. The Village most recently amended this section by Ordinance No. O5-1-26 on May 26, 2026, following Ordinance No. O7-1-25 from July 22, 2025, both within the code's 06/24/2026 update. Enforcement is set out in the immediately following sections rather than folded into 7-7-240 itself: juveniles under 14 get a warning ticket with parental notification on a first and second offense, escalating to a citation on a third, while 14-to-18-year-olds may receive a warning, a municipal citation or, if licensed, a traffic citation, all left to the issuing public safety officer's judgment.