Upland, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Roadway skating
- Infraction, UMC § 10.72.010
- Posted private property
- Banned once 15"x22" signs erected
- Designated skate areas
- Created by council resolution, § 12.36.060
- Required safety gear
- Helmet, elbow pads, knee pads, shirt
- Infraction fines
- $100 / $200 / $500 (1st/2nd/3rd)
Summary
Riding a skateboard, roller skates or a coaster on any Upland roadway is an infraction under Municipal Code § 10.72.010, and riding on posted public or private property, including shopping center lots, is also unlawful once 15-by-22-inch warning signs go up. The city instead designates official skateboard/skating areas by council resolution, where helmets, elbow pads and knee pads are mandatory.
It is unlawful and punishable as an infraction for any person upon roller skates or riding on, or by means of, a skateboard, coaster or similar device to travel upon any roadway within the city. It is also unlawful for any person upon roller skates or riding by means of any skateboard, coaster or similar device to go upon and/or ride upon any public or private property, public or private parking lot or shopping center parking lot provided official signs prohibiting such acts are erected. Such signs shall be in plain view and shall not be less than 15 inches wide by 22 inches in height.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
A). B). 060. 080: use is limited to posted hours of operation, only roller skates, in-line skates and skateboards are permitted (bicycles, scooters, unicycles, go-carts and wagons are banned), and every user must wear a shirt plus functional, properly sized safety gear, specifically a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads, with soft-sided shoes required for skateboarders. 070).
Violations & Fines
Skateboarding on a roadway is expressly denominated an infraction (UMC § 10.72.010.A), so the citywide infraction fine schedule in UMC § 1.16.020 applies: not more than $100 for a first violation, $200 for a second within a year, and $500 for each further violation of the same provision within that year. Riding on posted private or public property carries the same misdemeanor-or-infraction exposure under Chapter 10.72, and using a skate area without required helmet and pad equipment or outside posted hours violates § 12.36.080.
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