Visalia, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Authorized skate park location
- 345 North Jacob Street (northwest corner of Recreation Park)
- Required protective gear
- Helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads
- In-line skating
- Permitted in the skate park
- Liability
- City assumes no liability for skate park injuries (hazardous activity)
- Penalty for no gear
- Infraction: citation
Summary
Skateboarding in Visalia is only permitted in the city's designated skate park at 345 North Jacob Street. Riders must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads while in the skate park.
12.60.010 Skate park designated. The city designates and maintains as a skate park facility (hereinafter "skate park") that area located at the northwest corner of the city recreation park located at 345 North Jacob Street for the purpose of riding skateboards and in-line skates.
12.60.020 Required riding equipment in skate parks. It is unlawful for a person to ride or use a skateboard, rollerskates or in-line skates (as such terms are defined in Visalia Municipal Code Section 10.44.010) in the skate park unless a person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads and where the skate park has a sign posted that provides that anyone riding a skateboard or in-line skates in the skate park must wear a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads or be subject to citation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Municipal Code contains Supplement, current through Ordinance 2025-15, passed 12-15-2025).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 12.60 designates a single city skate park at the northwest corner of the recreation park at 345 North Jacob Street. It is unlawful to ride a skateboard or use in-line skates in the skate park without wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and knee pads. In-line skating is expressly permitted in the skate park. Skateboarding and in-line skating at the city skate park are classified as hazardous recreational activities, meaning the city assumes no liability for injuries. A posted notice at the skate park informs users of the protective gear requirement; failure to comply results in citation as an infraction.
Violations & Fines
Riding without required protective gear is an infraction, subject to citation. Separate sections of the Visalia Municipal Code (Chapter 10.44) govern skateboarding on public streets and sidewalks outside of the skate park.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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