Midwest City, OK Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 27-3(a)(20), Chapter 27 nuisances
- Prohibited locations
- School grounds, business curtilages, municipal complex
- Max penalty
- $200 fine plus costs, 30 days jail
- Also banned
- Rollerskating and rollerblading, same locations
Summary
Skateboarding, rollerskating and rollerblading on school grounds, public business sidewalks and curtilages, or the municipal complex, city hall, library, police, fire and court, is declared a public nuisance under Midwest City's Code.
Rollerskating, rollerblading or riding a skateboard upon school grounds, public businesses and their curtilages or the municipal complex sidewalks, court yards, or other walkway areas which shall include, but not be limited to, the community center, city hall library, fire department, police department and court.(21)Allowing the collection or storage of used or useless tires, outside the confines of any structure except under the following conditions:a.On a combustible surface the tires shall be in a completely enclosed metal trailer elevated a minimum of eighteen (18) inches above the ground; orb.On a noncombustible surface, tires shall be stored in an enclosed trailer.(22)Allowing the display for the purpose of selling new or used tires, to exceed ten (10) percent of the gross floor space of the business.(23)Permitting dirt, silt or other materials to flow or fall from any property onto any street or sidewalk which is the direct or indirect result of current or past construction, the moving of dirt upon the property or from the apparent operation of a vehicle upon such property which results in the loss of soil stabilization upon the property.(b)The enumeration in subsection (a) of this section of certain public nuisances shall be cumulative and shall not limit other provisions of law or ordinances defining public or private nuisances either in more general or more specific terms. (Ord. No. 2697, § 1, 2-24-98; Ord. No. 2732, § 1, 12-8-98; Ord. No. 3165, §§ 2, 3, 1-24-12)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Midwest City Code § 27-3(a)(20) lists rollerskating, rollerblading, or riding a skateboard upon school grounds, public businesses and their curtilages, or the municipal complex's sidewalks, courtyards and walkway areas, including the community center, city hall, library, fire department, police department and court, among the public nuisances enumerated in Chapter 27. Because Chapter 27 has no separate fine schedule of its own, a violation is punished under the Code's general penalty: a fine of up to $200 plus costs, imprisonment up to 30 days, or both, with each day of a continuing violation treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Violating Chapter 27's nuisance provisions, including § 27-3(a)(20), carries a fine up to $200 plus costs and/or up to 30 days in jail under the Code's general penalty (§ 1-8); each day continuing is a separate offense.
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