Sacramento, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Covered malls
- K Street, Chinatown, Sports Center plaza
- Prohibited devices
- Skateboards, roller skates, any wheeled device
- Exception
- Only vehicles authorized under §12.44.060
- Penalty
- Infraction under §12.44.040
- Light rail ROW
- Separately banned under §10.72.040
Summary
Riding a skateboard, roller skates, or any other wheeled device on Sacramento's downtown pedestrian malls, the K Street Mall, Chinatown Mall, and the Sacramento Entertainment and Sports Center's public pedestrian easement, is an infraction under City Code §12.44.080, with no exception for recreational skating.
Except as authorized by Section 12.44.060 of this chapter, no person shall roller skate, ride on a skateboard or operate any device having wheels on any mall. (Prior code § 51.02.204)
Full Breakdown
020. 060, which covers police, transit, maintenance, and permitted event and construction vehicles, not recreational skating. 090. 040, prosecuted the same as the chapter's other mall-use violations such as unpermitted vending, sound amplification, and climbing on fountains. 120 requires a skateboarder at a city-owned skateboard park to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. 44, not on ordinary city sidewalks or streets.
Violations & Fines
Skateboarding, roller-skating, or riding any wheeled device on a mapped pedestrian mall violates §12.44.080 and is charged as an infraction under §12.44.040, the general penalty for Chapter 12.44. The same infraction penalty covers related mall violations such as unauthorized vehicles under §12.44.050. Skateboarding within the light rail right-of-way is a separate infraction under §10.72.040.
Frequently Asked Questions
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