High Point, NC Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Penalty
- $25 civil fine
- Banned zone
- Central Business District public areas
- Also banned
- High Point Library premises
- Private opt-in
- posted 'No Skateboards' signs
Summary
High Point bans skateboarding at the High Point Library and on public sidewalks, streets, and parking areas throughout the Central Business District, backed by a $25 civil penalty.
"Skateboard" means any board, platform, or other device having one (1) or more wheels...intended to be ridden by a person who propels himself or herself by pushing it forward and then riding upon it as it coasts. The use of a skateboard by any person shall be prohibited...in the following locations in the Central Business District:(1)Any public sidewalk, street, parking lot, or parking deck...Violation of this section shall subject the offender to a civil penalty of $25.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 9 | Development Ordinance: Supplement 14).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 10-1-264 defines a skateboard as any wheeled device ridden by pushing off and coasting, then bars skateboarding on the premises of the High Point Library at 901 N. Main Street, including its lots, and, within the Central Business District, on any public sidewalk, street, parking lot, or parking deck, including the Municipal Building at 211 S. Hamilton Street. Private property owners elsewhere in the city can trigger the same ban by posting a 'No Skateboards' sign with letters at least three inches tall. Violators face a flat $25 civil penalty.
Violations & Fines
Skateboarding on the Library grounds or in a banned Central Business District public area, or ignoring a posted 'No Skateboards' sign, draws a flat $25 civil penalty under Sec. 10-1-264.
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