Sedona, AZ Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Roadway use
- Only while crossing at a crosswalk
- Sidewalk riding
- Barred only if it hazards pedestrians
- Violation type
- Civil traffic violation
- Motorized skateboards
- Covered separately at SCC 10.15.200
- Governing section
- SCC 10.15.050
Summary
Sedona bans skateboards, roller skates, coasters and similar toy vehicles from city roadways except when crossing at a marked crosswalk, where riders get pedestrian rights and duties. Riding on a sidewalk is barred only when it creates a pedestrian hazard, and both rules are enforced as civil traffic violations under Chapter 10.15 SCC.
A. No person upon roller skates or riding any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and, when crossing, such person shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties and responsibilities applicable to pedestrians. B. No person may roller skate or ride any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle or similar device on any sidewalk in such a way that would cause a hazard for pedestrian traffic.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Initiative Ordinance 2026-01, approved by voters at the July 21, 2026 election).
Full Breakdown
050(A) keeps skateboards, roller skates, coasters and toy vehicles off Sedona roadways entirely, with one exception: a rider may cross a street at a crosswalk, and while doing so is treated exactly like a pedestrian, gaining pedestrian rights and taking on pedestrian duties. That means a rider cannot use a street as a travel lane the way a bicycle can; the only lawful roadway contact is a perpendicular crossing at a marked crosswalk. " An officer has to be able to point to an actual hazard to pedestrians, not just the presence of a skateboard, to cite under this clause.
S. Section 28-622, which turns a willful refusal to obey a police officer's lawful order into a class 2 misdemeanor. 200. A rider who is simply pushing a plain, non-motorized skateboard along Sedona's streets and sidewalks needs to know only these two rules: stay off the roadway except to cross, and don't ride the sidewalk in a way that crowds or endangers walkers.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard, roller skates or coaster on a Sedona street outside a marked crosswalk violates SCC 10.15.050(A); riding one on a sidewalk in a manner that hazards pedestrians violates subsection (B). Both are civil traffic violations enforced by the Sedona Police Department through the general obedience clause at SCC 10.15.020, with willful defiance of an officer's lawful order elevated to a class 2 misdemeanor under A.R.S. Section 28-622.
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Sources & Official References
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