Whittier, CA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- WMC Chapter 10.52
- Banned zones
- Uptown Whittier, Civic Center, parks, schools
- Private property
- banned only where signs are posted
- First impound fee
- none
- Repeat-violation consequence
- court-ordered destruction of board
- Base charge level
- infraction, or misdemeanor at DA's discretion
Summary
Whittier bans skateboarding outright in the Uptown Whittier district, the Civic Center district, public parks and on educational-institution property, and lets police impound boards used in violation, with the city able to seek their court-ordered destruction on repeat offenses.
No person shall skateboard on public streets, sidewalks, parking lots and other public property located in the Uptown Whittier district, Civic Center district, any public park or educational institution.
Full Breakdown
030 gives the city council authority to prohibit skateboarding by resolution on any public street, sidewalk, parking lot or public property citywide when needed for pedestrian, motorist or rider safety (subsection A). 020(B)), any public park, or any educational institution (subsection B). 070, unless the property owner or management expressly consents (subsection C). 020(E) as anything threatening injury or obstructing free use of property by pedestrians or motorists, is separately prohibited (subsection D). A police officer or authorized citation-issuer may impound the skateboard of any violator, with the citation serving as a claim receipt (subsection E).
The owner (or a minor's parent/guardian) can reclaim it at the police department at no charge, but on a subsequent violation the city impounds again and may seek a court order declaring the board a nuisance and authorizing its destruction (subsection F). 020.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of Chapter 10.52 is an infraction, though the city or district attorney may instead charge it as a misdemeanor, with the complaint specifying which (10.52.080(A)). Each day a violation continues counts as a new, separate offense. A violation also constitutes a public nuisance abatable through civil process, including restraining orders or injunctions (10.52.080(B)). First-violation impounded boards are returned free of charge; repeat violations can result in the skateboard being destroyed by court order.
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