Jefferson County, MO Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Road use
- Skateboards, roller skates/blades banned from roads
- Crossing only
- Crossing allowed with pedestrian rights/duties
- Penalty
- Max fine $250 (§330.130)
- Enforcement
- Jefferson County Sheriff's Department
- Coverage
- Applies to unincorporated Jefferson County roads
Summary
Jefferson County makes it unlawful for anyone on roller skates, roller blades, or a skateboard to go onto any road except to cross it. While crossing, the skater has all the rights and all the duties of a pedestrian, and violating the restriction is punishable by up to a $250 fine.
No person upon roller skates, roller blades or a skateboard shall go upon any road except while crossing the road. When so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to all other pedestrians.
Full Breakdown
120 of the Jefferson County Traffic Code, titled 'Roller Skates, Roller Blades and Skateboards -- Use Restricted,' draws a hard line: no person upon roller skates, roller blades, or a skateboard may go upon any road except while crossing it. 050 gives bicyclists. 060, apply directly. Because the road itself is off-limits, the practical effect in Jefferson County's unincorporated subdivisions and along its county roads is that skateboarders and roller skaters are confined to sidewalks, driveways, and private property, stepping onto the roadway only long enough to cross from one side to the other.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 330's general penalty at Section 330.130 applies to skateboard and roller-skate violations along with every other offense in the chapter: a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for each conviction. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department enforces the restriction, and because Section 330.120 offers no exception for sidewalk-less roads, a skater with no sidewalk available still may not travel along the roadway itself.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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