Perris, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing law
- Perris Municipal Code § 7.22.040(1)c
- Rule
- Ride only in areas designated for skateboarding/biking
- Elsewhere in park
- Skateboards carried, bikes dismounted and pushed
- Dedicated skate parks
- Separate safety rules apply, § 7.22.130
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail, or both
- Extra sanction
- Same-day expulsion from all city parks
Summary
Skateboarding is confined to designated areas in Perris parks and recreation facilities under Municipal Code § 7.22.040(1)c. Outside those areas, a skateboard must be carried, not ridden, and a bicycle must be dismounted and pushed while moving from place to place.
No person shall ride or operate a bicycle or skateboard in any park or recreation facility, except in areas designated for bicycling and/or skateboarding. In areas of a park or recreation facility not designated for bicycling and/or skateboarding, bicycles shall be dismounted and pushed when moving from place to place and skateboards shall be carried when moving from place to place.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
040(1)c is the skateboard- and bicycle-specific piece of a broader vehicle-operations rule in Perris's park and recreation facilities chapter. Riding or operating a bicycle or skateboard anywhere in a city park or recreation facility is barred except in areas the city has specifically designated for bicycling or skateboarding; everywhere else in the park, a bicycle must be dismounted and pushed, and a skateboard must be carried, while moving from place to place. 040(1)a, which applies the California Vehicle Code on any road within a park that is open to public vehicular travel. 040(1)c is the general park-wide rule that applies everywhere outside those designated areas. 040 prohibitions generally at park entrances.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard or bicycle outside a designated area of a Perris park is a misdemeanor under § 7.22.100(a), punishable by a fine of up to $1,000.00, up to six months in county jail, or both. The city manager may also order an offender to leave the park immediately and exclude them from all city parks and recreation facilities for the remainder of that day under § 7.22.100(b), and Police Department officers are authorized under § 7.22.090 to enter park areas to enforce the chapter.
Frequently Asked Questions
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