Pitt County, NC Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Ordinance number
- Pitt County Ordinance No. 6
- Covered devices
- skateboards, roller skates/blades, coasters, scooters
- Covered locations
- all county-owned property
- Consent required from
- Pitt County Board of Commissioners
- Exception
- Pitt County Schools-sponsored activities
- Maximum fine
- $500
- Maximum jail term
- 30 days
Summary
Skateboarding, roller skating, roller blading and riding coasters or scooters on any Pitt County-owned property is unlawful without the Board of Commissioners' written consent. The ban, adopted after staff documented property damage, covers every county parking area, building, walkway, step, bench, retaining wall and rail, and carries a misdemeanor penalty of up to $500 and 30 days in jail.
Section 1. Prohibition against skateboarding and similar activities as defined herein upon any County owned property It shall be unlawful to skateboard, roller skate, roller blade, use coasters or scooters or any similar devices upon any County owned property, without the express written consent of the Pitt County Board of Commissioners. This prohibition shall include all parking areas, buildings, walkways, steps, benches, retaining walls, rails and other structures or inside any building or structure. ... Section 3. Penalty Any person who violates any provision of this County Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than 30 days.
Full Breakdown
Ordinance No. ' Section 1 extends the prohibition to 'all parking areas, buildings, walkways, steps, benches, retaining walls, rails and other structures or inside any building or structure' owned by the county, which reaches county government campuses, libraries and other county facilities in Pitt County, not private sidewalks or streets. Section 2 carves out one exception: activities sponsored or approved by Pitt County Schools or the Board of Commissioners are excluded from the ban, so a school-sanctioned skate event on county grounds is lawful. The ordinance was adopted before the county's later Board updates and remains active law enforced by county law enforcement personnel; there is no permit process described beyond the Board's written consent requirement, and no fee schedule is set for obtaining that consent.
Violations & Fines
Section 3 makes any violation a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than 30 days. The ordinance sets no separate civil-penalty track and no daily-violation multiplier; each citation is charged as a single misdemeanor offense under county law enforcement's general authority.
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