Porterville, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned zone
- Morton/Olive/Second/D Streets downtown block
- Adult downtown violation
- Misdemeanor under § 18-68(A)
- General violation
- Infraction, each day separate
- Confiscation trigger
- Second citation within one year
- Sign spec
- 17"x22" minimum, 1-inch letters
Summary
The City of Porterville bans skateboarding on sidewalks and pedestrian areas in the downtown block bounded by Morton, Olive, Second and D Streets, and lets the city council extend the ban to other posted public property or private property posted by its owner. Adult violators of the downtown ban face a misdemeanor.
The use of skateboards is prohibited on any sidewalk, walkway, crosswalk or other area designed primarily for pedestrian travel in the area bounded by Morton and Olive and Second and D Streets. ... A person over the age of eighteen (18) who violates subsection 18-63A of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ... Any violation of the provisions of this article shall be deemed to be an infraction, and punishable as such, notwithstanding the fact that at the discretion of the city or district attorney, the violation of any section of this article may be filed as a misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
Porterville Municipal Code article VI, sections 18-61 through 18-70, regulates skateboarding to protect public peace, safety and welfare. Section 18-62 defines 'skateboard' broadly to include any human- or motor-propelled riding device that is not a bicycle under the California Vehicle Code. Section 18-63(A) flatly prohibits skateboard use on any sidewalk, walkway, crosswalk or other pedestrian-designed area within the downtown block bounded by Morton and Olive and Second and D Streets, and subsection (B) authorizes the city council, by resolution, to extend the prohibition to other public streets, sidewalks, parking lots and public property when necessary for safety, with enforcement triggered once the property is posted.
Section 18-64 separately bans skateboarding on private property posted with 'No Skateboarding' signs approved by the police chief or designee, and section 18-65 sets the sign specifications: at least 17 inches by 22 inches with 1-inch letters, posted near entrances, with a signed consent form on file with the police department authorizing enforcement. Section 18-66 independently bars skateboarding in a manner that creates a danger or nuisance anywhere in the city, and section 18-67 preserves any stricter California statute. The Porterville Police Department enforces the article.
Violations & Fines
A person over 18 who violates the downtown pedestrian-area ban in section 18-63(A) is guilty of a misdemeanor; any other violation of the article is an infraction unless the city or district attorney elects to file it as a misdemeanor, with each day of a continuing violation a separate offense under section 18-68. A second citation within one year lets the city confiscate the skateboard, with an administrative hearing available within 10 days and return of the board no later than 180 days later or at the hearing's conclusion.
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