Seminole County, FL Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Banned area
- any roadway
- Devices covered
- skateboards, roller skates, coasters, toy vehicles
- Exception
- crossing at a marked crosswalk
- Play streets
- exempt while so designated
- Penalty basis
- general penalty, Sec. 1.8
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 82-39, Oct. 10, 1982
Summary
Seminole County prohibits skateboards, roller skates, coasters and similar toy vehicles from any roadway under Sec. 250.51 of the county Traffic Code. Riders may only cross a street on a marked crosswalk, where they are treated as pedestrians, and the ban lifts only on a street formally designated a play street.
No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle, or similar device, shall go upon any roadway, except while crossing a street on a crosswalk and when so crossing, such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the responsibilities applicable to pedestrians. This Section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as authorized herein.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23 Update 1 | Land Development Code: Supplement 2).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 51, part of Article V of Seminole County's traffic ordinance (Ord. No. 82-39, adopted October 10, 1982), states that no person on roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, skateboard, toy vehicle, or similar device, may go upon any roadway. The only carve-out is for crossing a street at a crosswalk, and even then the skater or skateboarder takes on all the rights and responsibilities of a pedestrian rather than a vehicle operator, meaning pedestrian right-of-way rules control at that crossing.
The rule does not apply on any street the County has set aside as a 'play street' under the same Part, so a neighborhood block temporarily closed to cars for recreation is exempt while that designation is in effect. Because Chapter 250 does not set a specific fine for this section, enforcement falls back on Sec. 69, Florida Statutes, and treats each day a violation continues as a separate offense. The rule sits among Seminole County's 'Miscellaneous Driving Rules,' alongside similar treatment for pushcarts and animal-drawn vehicles under Sec. 50, which are granted the rights and saddled with the duties of a motor vehicle driver rather than restricted outright.
Violations & Fines
Because Sec. 250.51 carries no dedicated fine, a violation is punished under the Code's general penalty, Sec. 1.8, as a Section 125.69, Florida Statutes offense, enforced by county law enforcement as a traffic infraction. Each day the roadway use continues is treated as a separate violation under the general penalty clause.
Frequently Asked Questions
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