Sandy, UT Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing Section
- 14-3-2
- Prohibited
- Skateboards/skates/coasters on roadways
- Exception
- Crosswalk crossing; posted play streets
- Enforcement
- Sandy Police Dept
- Penalty
- Infraction (14-3-1)
Summary
Sandy Traffic Code Section 14-3-2 bars roller skates, skateboards, coasters and similar devices from any roadway except when crossing at a marked crosswalk, where the rider must follow the same rules as a pedestrian. The restriction lifts only on streets the City has posted as a play street.
No person upon roller skates or riding in or by means of any coaster, sled, toy-wagon, scooter, skate board or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing such roadway on a crosswalk and, when so crossing, such person shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This section shall not apply on any street while set aside as a play street.
Full Breakdown
" "Roadway" covers the traveled portion of a street open to vehicle traffic, so the restriction reaches downtown and business-district streets the same as residential ones; it does not, on its own text, reach sidewalks, parking lots or off-street trails, which the chapter leaves open to skateboards and roller skates. " Section 14-3-1 sets the general Traffic Code penalty structure: violating any provision of Title 14 is an infraction unless the section is one of a short list of enumerated misdemeanors, and Section 14-3-2 is not on that list, so a skateboard-on-roadway citation is punished as an infraction rather than a criminal misdemeanor.
The rule is separate from the Sandy Parks chapter's own skateboard restriction, which instead confines skateboard use inside City recreational facilities to sidewalks, parking lots or designated trails under Section 13-11-3.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard, roller skates or a similar coaster device on a Sandy roadway outside a marked crosswalk crossing is an infraction under Section 14-3-1's general Traffic Code penalty, since Section 14-3-2 is not among the sections carrying a misdemeanor classification. Sandy Police Department officers issue citations; the restriction does not apply on streets posted as play streets.
Frequently Asked Questions
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