Kenosha, WI Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned area
- Streets/thoroughfares for motor vehicles
- Crosswalk exception
- Marked crosswalks only
- Motorized skateboards
- Barred from streets entirely (§7.195)
- Penalty
- $1-$200 forfeiture
- Posted property
- "No Skateboards/Skating" signs enforced
Summary
Kenosha bans skateboards, scooters, and roller skates from any street, alley, highway, or thoroughfare intended for motor vehicles (except in marked crosswalks), from private property without permission, and from any property posted "No Skateboards/Skating." Violations carry a $1-$200 forfeiture.
Skateboards, Scooters and Roller Skates. No person shall ride or operate a skateboard, scooter or roller skates within the City in any of the following areas:a.On any portion of any street, alley, highway or public thoroughfare intended for the use of motor vehicles, except in the crosswalk as defined by Wisconsin Statutes.b.Upon any private property without the express or implied permission of the owner or possessor thereof.c.Upon any property, private or public, which is posted "No Trespassing" or "No Skateboards/Skating."
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 11 Update 1 | Zoning Ordinance: Supplement 9).
Full Breakdown
2 of the bicycle and skateboard chapter specifically addresses skateboards, scooters, and roller skates, prohibiting their operation on any portion of a street, alley, highway, or public thoroughfare intended for motor vehicle use, except within a marked crosswalk as defined by Wisconsin Statutes. 1, which bans bicycles from parks' "No Bicycles" pedestrian paths and posted trespass areas. 2, which makes it unlawful to operate any motorized skate, scooter, or skateboard, gas or electric, on a public street or highway at all, a stricter rule than the crosswalk exception given to non-motorized skateboards.
14 skateboard rules apply citywide, including business districts, since the prohibition on street and thoroughfare use is not limited by zoning district; a skateboarder confined to sidewalks, private property with permission, or marked crosswalks. 14 violations.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard, scooter, or roller skates on a street or thoroughfare open to motor vehicles, or on posted or unauthorized private property, is punishable under Section 7.26.B by a forfeiture of not less than $1.00 nor more than $200.00 plus costs of prosecution, with County Jail confinement in default of payment not to exceed 90 days.
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Sources & Official References
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