San Bernardino, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- SBMC § 10.24.090
- Sidewalk ban area
- Business-district sidewalks only
- Roadway ban
- Citywide, all roadways
- Parking structures
- Banned under § 10.24.200(G)
- Added
- Ord. 3554, 1976
Summary
Riding a skateboard, roller skates or similar coaster device on a business-district sidewalk, or on any public roadway anywhere in the city, is unlawful under SBMC § 10.24.090. A parallel section bans coasters and skates from any roadway citywide, and a third bars them from municipal parking structures.
It is unlawful for any person to ride upon or use in any manner any coaster, toy vehicle, roller skate, skates, skateboard or other kindred contrivance or device upon any sidewalk within a business district of the city or upon any public roadway in the city.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-2: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. MC-1666, passed 8-5-2026).
Full Breakdown
090 makes it unlawful for any person to ride upon or use in any manner a coaster, toy vehicle, roller skate, skates, skateboard or other kindred contrivance or device upon a sidewalk within a business district of the city, or upon any public roadway anywhere in the city. The prohibition reaches sidewalks only inside a business district, so residential-street sidewalk skateboarding is not addressed by this particular section, but riding on any roadway, business district or not, is banned outright. 100 separately bars roller skates and any coaster, toy vehicle or similar device from going upon any roadway at all, a rule that predates and reinforces the skateboard-specific language added in 1976.
200(G) makes it unlawful to ride a bicycle, roller skate or skateboard, or other kindred contrivance, in any municipal parking facility, except one located in a municipal park or playground. 170. The core skateboard section traces to the original 1941 traffic code and was amended by Ord. 100 is unchanged since 1941.
Violations & Fines
Violating the skateboard or coaster restrictions is an infraction enforced by the Chief of Police and any police officer under § 10.24.170, punishable under the citywide schedule in SBMC § 1.12.010: up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second within a year, $500 for a third, and a misdemeanor charge on a fourth violation in the same 12 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
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