Kill Devil Hills, NC Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Public property
- Riding skateboards is prohibited outright
- Private property
- Banned once owner posts no-riding signs
- Skate park gear
- Helmet, elbow pads, kneepads required
- Skate park areas
- Riding allowed in designated areas only
- Skate park sanction
- Loss of park privileges plus damage costs
- General penalty
- $50-$500/day civil fine, § 130.99
Summary
Kill Devil Hills bans riding skateboards, and other 'play vehicles,' on public property outright, and restricts them on private sidewalks and lots once the owner posts a no-riding sign. At the town's dedicated skateboard/skating park, riders must wear a helmet, elbow pads and kneepads and stay in the areas set aside for the activity.
Riding play vehicles on public property is prohibited. No person shall ride a play vehicle upon any privately owned sidewalk, pedestrian walkway or parking area where signs prohibiting the activity or activities have been posted by the owner, lessee or property manager of that property. For the purposes of this section, a play vehicle shall include but not be limited to bicycles (except whereby bicycles may be used as a contemporary mode of transportation upon the vehicular travel area), coasters, skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, unicycles, sleds or other non-motorized vehicles upon which a person may ride. ... (1) Any person engaged in a hazardous recreational activity at the skateboard or skating park must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads at all times. ... (3) Users of the skateboard and skating parks assume all risks associated with the use of the skateboard or skating park; skating and/or skateboarding is permitted in designated areas only.
Full Breakdown
08 PLAY VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY states flatly that 'riding play vehicles on public property is prohibited,' and defines 'play vehicle' to include, among other things, bicycles, coasters, skateboards, roller skates, in-line skates, unicycles and sleds. The same section extends the restriction onto private land: no one may ride a play vehicle on a privately owned sidewalk, pedestrian walkway or parking area once the property owner, lessee or manager has posted signs prohibiting it. 78) governs the town's dedicated skate/skating park. 77(A)(1), skating and skateboarding is 'permitted in designated areas only,' and the town posts notice that it does not provide regular supervision of the park and that users assume all risks of the hazardous recreational activity.
77(A)(4). 76(D), and the skate park section carries its own sanction on top of any citation: the town can suspend or permanently revoke a violator's privilege to use the skate park, and bill the violator for the full cost of any damage caused there.
Violations & Fines
A public-property play-vehicle violation under § 130.08 carries a 'Penalty, see § 130.99' cross-reference, so it defaults to the chapter's general civil penalty (starting at $50 per day after notice, rising to $500 per day after 30 days). Skate-park-specific violations under §§ 130.75-130.78 also expose a rider to losing park privileges and being billed for any damage, per § 130.99(B).
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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