Paramount, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

The skateboard provisions of the Paramount Municipal Code sit in Chapter 10.40, Public Skate Park Facilities, and they apply to a facility owned, operated and maintained by the City and designated a public skate park facility by resolution of the City Council. The Community Services and Recreation Department and its Director run the program.

Section 10.40.040 lists the prohibited conduct. No person can ride non-motorized personal transportation other than roller skates, in-line skates or skateboards, including bicycles, scooters, unicycles, go-carts and wagons, within the skating surface. Reckless riding or willful disregard for the safety of persons or property is barred. No skate activity is permitted on the walls, boundary structures or seating areas around the facility. The same section also bars opened alcohol containers, graffiti, glass containers, animals, riding while impaired by alcohol or drugs, organized events or competitions without the Director's prior written permission, and obstacles not affixed by the City. Only skaters can be on the skating surface, and spectators sit or stand in designated areas.

Section 10.40.030 sets hours: public skate park facilities are open from 7:00 a.m. until dusk, or as otherwise posted by the Director, and they close in rain, rainy conditions or wet areas. Section 10.40.060 requires every skater to wear a safety helmet, elbow pads and kneepads that are functional, properly sized and designed for the use. Section 10.40.050 deems all skate activity in a facility a hazardous recreational activity under Government Code Section 831.7, so the City is not liable for injuries to participants.

The Director can set additional rules provided signs describing them are posted (Section 10.40.070), and the Director or designee can eject and expel anyone who violates the chapter (Section 10.40.100).