Goodyear, AZ Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum rider age
- 14 years old
- Parental consent age range
- 14 to 17, notarized
- Speed cap
- 25 mph
- Operating hours
- Dusk to dawn only
- Helmet requirement
- Required under age 18
- Sidewalk riding
- Banned except direct crossing
Summary
Goodyear bars motorized skateboards from every sidewalk, from streets posted above 25 mph, and from public rights-of-way outside dusk-to-dawn hours. Riders under 14 cannot operate one at all, and those 14 to 17 need notarized parental consent under Article 13-5 of the City Code.
No person shall operate a motorized skateboard: (A) On any sidewalk in the City, except in crossing a sidewalk by the most direct route to gain access to a road or driveway. (B) In any City parking structure or City park, except on public roadways within the park. (C) On any public property that has been posted as an area prohibiting skateboards. (D) On any street, roadway, or highway with a posted speed limit of greater than 25 miles per hour. ... (G) On a public right-of-way, including streets, roadways, and alleyways, except during the hours of dusk to dawn. (H) Who is under the age of 14.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-1648, passed April 27, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Article 13-5 of the Goodyear City Code regulates motorized skateboards, defined in Section 13-5-1 as self-propelled, motor-driven riding decks not already classified as a motorcycle or motor vehicle under state law. Section 13-5-2 lists where operation is banned: on any sidewalk except crossing it directly to reach a road or driveway, inside City parking structures or parks off the public roadways, on posted no-skateboard property, on any street with a posted speed limit above 25 mph, on private property without the owner's written permission, and on any public right-of-way outside the hours of dusk to dawn.
Operation is prohibited outright for anyone under 14, and a rider between 14 and 18 must carry notarized written parental consent listing the operator's name, birth date, address, and the parent's contact information. Section 13-5-3 adds operating rules once riding is otherwise legal: a 25-mph speed cap, no carrying passengers, no crosswalk riding, no more than two abreast, and a ban on operating while altered from factory noise specifications or under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which triggers implied consent to a blood or breath test.
Section 13-5-4 requires a working brake, a helmet for riders under 18, closed-toe footwear, and eye protection. Section 13-5-7 further requires any merchant selling motorized skateboards to post a notice of these restrictions and hand a copy to every buyer.
Violations & Fines
Violating Article 13-5 is a civil traffic violation prosecuted the same way as other civil traffic offenses under Article 1-8. Operating under the influence carries a fine set under Section 18-1-2, and a merchant who fails to post or hand out the required disclosure notice under Section 13-5-7 faces a civil infraction penalty under the same section. A parent or guardian who knowingly lets a child violate the article is separately liable under Section 13-5-5.
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