Truckee, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- TMC Ch. 10.19, Skateboard Prohibitions
- Trigger for parking-lot ban
- Posted no-skateboarding sign
- Reckless riding
- Banned on any sidewalk regardless of signage
- Sign authority
- Public Works Director on Town property
- First-offense fine
- Up to $100 under § 1.02.040(b)
- Adopted
- Ord. 94-11, August 18, 1994
Summary
Truckee bans skateboarding on any public or private parking facility open to the public once it carries a posted no-skateboarding sign, and the sidewalks next to that lot count as part of it. Riding a skateboard anywhere else, including sidewalks and private property open to the public, is illegal if done recklessly enough to endanger people or property.
(a)It is unlawful for any person or persons to ride or propel skateboards on any public parking facility or private parking facility open to the public if the facility is posted with a sign stating that skateboarding is prohibited. For the purpose of this section, public parking facility or private parking facility open to the public include sidewalks adjacent to or within such parking facility.(b)It is unlawful for any person or persons to willfully ride, propel or operate a skateboard on any sidewalk or private property open to public access in such a manner as to endanger the property, safety or well-being of any person.
Full Breakdown
19 splits the ban into two parts. 010(a) makes it unlawful to ride or propel a skateboard on any public parking facility, or any private parking facility open to the public, once that facility is posted with a sign stating skateboarding is prohibited; the section specifically extends the ban to sidewalks adjacent to or within such a lot. 010(b) is broader and does not depend on signage: it is unlawful to willfully ride, propel, or operate a skateboard on any sidewalk or on private property open to public access in a manner that endangers the property, safety, or well-being of any person.
020 authorizes the Director of Public Works to erect signs on Town property, and lets business owners post their own signs at entryways using the code's suggested wording, "NO SKATEBOARDING. VIOLATORS MAY BE CITED. " That subsection also clarifies the ordinance only reaches private property or business premises when they are posted at all clearly defined entryways; unposted private lots not generally open to the public are not covered. The ordinance dates to Ord. 94-11, adopted August 18, 1994, and has not been repealed.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Chapter 10.19 is an infraction punishable under the Town's general fine schedule at Section 1.02.040(b): up to $100 for a first conviction, up to $200 for a second within twelve months, and up to $500 for a third or subsequent conviction in that same twelve-month period. Citations are issued by Truckee Police for both the posted-facility violation and the reckless-riding violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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