Broome County, NY Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

" Within § 222-4's list of prohibitions, subsection W, "Bicycles," reads in full: no person may use or operate "any bicycle, roller skates, skateboards, or other nonmotorized vehicle or conveyance upon any pedestrian walks or areas," with wheelchairs operated by the handicapped excepted. Because the definitions section limits the whole chapter to county-owned property, this is not a general public skateboarding ban for Broome County; it reaches only pedestrian walks and areas at facilities such as the County Office Building at 60 Hawley Street, the courthouse complex and county parks, not sidewalks in Binghamton's or Johnson City's downtown business districts, which are governed by those cities' and villages' own codes.

A violation is a violation under the general penalty at § 222-5(A): a fine not to exceed $500 or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both, with each day's violation a separate offense. Section 222-6 authorizes the County Executive, Commissioner, Administrator, County security officers, County park rangers, animal control officers, and local, County and state police to enforce the chapter, including issuing tickets returnable before a Justice, and § 222-4(C) lets the County Executive, Commissioner or Administrator ban a violator from buildings and grounds in writing for a stated period.