Utah County, UT Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Speed limit
- 15 mph or posted limit, whichever lower
- Banned technique
- Prone, luge, or skeleton style skateboarding
- Lane rule
- Skateboards use the wheeled-traffic lane only
- Hours
- No trail use outside posted hours
- Penalty
- Infraction; 4th violation is class C misdemeanor
- Helmets
- Strongly encouraged, not legally required
Summary
Utah County allows skateboards and longboards on county trails and parkways only in the lane marked for wheeled traffic, during posted hours, and never using a lying-down prone, luge, or skeleton riding technique. Utah County Code § 7.08.010 bans that riding style outright, and § 7.08.030 caps trail speed at 15 miles per hour for every wheeled user.
No person shall use a County trail or parkway outside of the hours of use as posted on the trail or parkway. No person shall travel, use, or ride a skateboard, longboard or similar device utilizing a prone, luge, or skeleton technique on County trails and parkways. ... Violation of any section of this chapter is punishable as an infraction. A fourth or subsequent violation of any section of this chapter is a class C misdemeanor.
Full Breakdown
08, "County Trails," treats a skateboard or longboard as a "self-propelled mechanism," the same category as a scooter, inline skates, bicycle, or wheelchair. 010 bars anyone from using a County trail or parkway outside its posted hours of use, and separately bans riding a skateboard, longboard, or similar device with a prone, luge, or skeleton technique, meaning lying flat to ride, anywhere on County trails and parkways regardless of the hour. 030 caps the speed of any wheeled trail user, skateboarders included, at the lesser of 15 miles per hour or the posted limit.
080 bars any wheeled rider, including a skateboarder, from a zone posted as a walking zone. 100 requires a rider passing another trail user in the same direction to pass on the left after announcing the intent to pass. 050 makes clear that tearing down or vandalizing a posted hours or speed sign is not a defense to a citation. 110. 060, and a fourth or later violation of the chapter escalates to a class C misdemeanor.
Violations & Fines
Riding a skateboard prone-style, outside posted trail hours, over 15 mph, in a walking zone, or outside the wheeled-traffic lane is an infraction under § 7.08.060, punishable by a fine of up to $750 with no jail time under UCC 1.04.010. A fourth or later violation of Chapter 7.08 is upgraded to a class C misdemeanor, carrying up to a $750 fine or 90 days in jail.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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