Paulding County, GA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Where allowed
- County recreation paths, § 70-107(a)(3)
- Excluded
- Silver Comet Trail and county park paths
- Enforcement
- Sheriff or county marshal citation, § 70-110
- First-offense fine
- $100.00 to $1,000.00, § 1-19
- Repeat offenses
- $300-$1,000, then $500-$1,000
- Jail exposure
- Up to 6 months, 120 days probated
Summary
Paulding County lets skateboarders use county recreation paths alongside pedestrians, bicycles and roller skates under Code § 70-107, but that permission stops where the code's own definition of "recreation path" stops: it specifically excludes the Silver Comet Trail and any path inside a county park. Violations of the chapter are cited by the sheriff or county marshal and fined under the general penalty.
(a)Authorized uses of recreation paths are as follows:(1)Pedestrians;(2)Nonmotorized vehicles;(3)Roller skates, roller blades and skateboarders;(4)Registered motorized carts;(5)Emergency and authorized maintenance vehicles;(6)Bicycles;(7)Electric and conventional wheelchairs; and(8)Electric vehicles designed to carry one person at a speed not to exceed 20 miles per hour.(b)Prohibited uses of recreation paths are as follows:(1)Automobiles and trucks (except authorized maintenance vehicles);(2)Motorcycles;(3)Street and trail motorized bikes or vehicles (not to include electric bicycles);(4)Minibikes and mopeds;(5)Horses;(6)Go-carts;(7)Un-registered motorized carts;(8)Off road vehicles; and(9)All-terrain vehicles.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 35).
Full Breakdown
Paulding County's transportation code carves out a specific home for skateboards. Code § 70-107(a)(3) lists "roller skates, roller blades and skateboarders" among the authorized uses of a "recreation path," alongside pedestrians, nonmotorized vehicles, registered motorized carts, bicycles, wheelchairs and low-speed electric vehicles. " Skateboarders on those trails fall outside this authorization entirely and are instead subject to whatever separate rules the county's parks chapter sets for those grounds. Section 70-107(b) bars automobiles, motorcycles, street or trail motorized bikes, minibikes, mopeds, horses, go-carts, unregistered motorized carts, off-road vehicles and ATVs from the same recreation paths skateboarders are authorized to use.
Because skateboards ride the same infrastructure regulated by this article, its general limits apply too: Section 70-109 confirms the article does not reach motorized carts or, by the same chapter logic, activity on private property, since county right-of-way is expressly distinguished as county-owned, not private, land. " Where Chapter 70 sets no specific fine, Section 1-19's general penalty controls.
Violations & Fines
A skateboard rider cited for violating Chapter 70's recreation-path requirements faces the county's general penalty in Section 1-19, since Article IV sets no skateboard-specific fine: a first conviction, guilty plea or nolo plea draws a fine of $100.00 to $1,000.00 and up to six months' imprisonment (with at least 120 days probated), a second violation runs $300.00 to $1,000.00, and a third runs $500.00 to $1,000.00, with every day of a continuing violation charged as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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