Rialto, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RMC § 9.25.040(B)
- Downtown boundary
- Riverside Ave, Merrill Ave to Foothill Blvd
- Also banned
- Bicycling on downtown sidewalks, §9.25.040(A)
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor, §9.25.090
- Enforcement tool
- Officer may confiscate the skateboard
Summary
Rialto bans riding a skateboard, roller blades or roller skates on any sidewalk in its downtown commercial district, Riverside Avenue between Merrill Avenue and Foothill Boulevard, under Municipal Code Section 9.25.040(B). Bicycling on those sidewalks is banned the same way.
A.Bicycling. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or propel any bicycle or other such similar device upon any sidewalk in downtown.B.Skating. It shall be unlawful for any person to ride or propel any roller blades, roller skates, skateboard, or other such similar devices upon the sidewalk in downtown.C.Notice. The director of public works shall cause signs to be erected in downtown, so as to provide reasonable notice to the public of the prohibitions of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
020 as the commercial area along and upon Riverside Avenue from Merrill Avenue on the south to Foothill Boulevard on the north. 040(B) makes it unlawful to ride or propel roller blades, roller skates or a skateboard on the sidewalk, and subsection (A) imposes the identical ban on bicycles. The director of public works must post signs in downtown giving reasonable notice of the prohibition under subsection (C). 060. 070.
Violations & Fines
A Rialto police officer who finds someone skateboarding in downtown in violation of Section 9.25.040 can order the person to stop and leave the area under Section 9.25.080; if the person refuses or resumes skating, the officer must cite them and confiscate the skateboard, roller blades or roller skates as evidence. Section 9.25.090 makes any violation of the chapter, or of a Section 9.25.080 order, a misdemeanor.
Frequently Asked Questions
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