Woodbridge, NJ Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Woodbridge Code § 3-17.2
- Default rule
- Skateboarding banned on all public places
- Exception
- Paved areas designated by Parks & Rec Director
- Repealed sidewalk clause
- Former § 3-17.3, repealed by Ord. 2022-12
- Max penalty
- $2,000 fine or 90 days jail (§ 1-5.1)
Summary
Woodbridge bans riding a skateboard on any public street, sidewalk, park, parking lot or other public place except in paved areas of public parks that the Director of Parks and Recreation specifically designates for skateboarding.
Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboard on any public street, public sidewalk, public park, public parking lot or other public place within the Township. The Director of Parks and Recreation shall designate paved areas of the public parks of the Township for lawful use, operation and riding of skateboards. No person shall use, operate or ride upon any skateboard in any public park other than within a designated paved area of the public parks of the Township.
Full Breakdown
2a of the Township Code makes it unlawful for any person to use, operate or ride a skateboard on any public street, public sidewalk, public park, public parking lot or other public place, subject only to the exception the section itself creates. 2b, requires the Director of Parks and Recreation to designate specific paved areas within the Township's public parks where skateboard riding is lawful; riding a skateboard in any part of a public park other than one of those designated paved areas remains prohibited.
1 defines a skateboard narrowly as a single platform mounted on wheels with no steering or directional-control mechanism, which distinguishes it from bicycles, scooters or other wheeled devices addressed elsewhere in the Code. 3, was repealed in its entirety by Ordinance No. 2's blanket public-place ban rather than a standalone sidewalk clause.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 3 does not print a stand-alone penalty subsection for Section 3-17, so a violation is punished under the Township's general penalty in Section 1-5.1: up to a $2,000 fine, up to 90 days in the county jail, or up to 90 days of community service, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense under Section 1-5.5.
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