Lassen County Municipal Code Ch. 10.26 Skateboards and Roller Skates

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section.

"Roller skate"

means any footwear, or device which may be attached to the foot or footwear, to which wheels are attached, including wheels that are "in line" and where such wheels may be used to aid the wearer in moving or propulsion.

"Skateboard"

means a board of any material, which has wheels attached to it and which is propelled or moved by human, gravitational, or mechanical power, and to which there is not fixed any device or mechanism to turn or control the wheels.

"To operate in a negligent manner"

means the operation of one or more of the above-described devices in such a manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property. Examples of operating in a negligent manner include, but are not limited to, failure to obey all traffic control devices and failure to yield right-of-way to pedestrians and/or vehicular traffic.

(Ord. 542 § 2, 2000)

Any person operating a skateboard or roller skates shall obey the instructions of official traffic control signals, signs and other control devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police officer.

(Ord. 542 § 2, 2000)

No skateboard or roller skates shall be ridden in a negligent manner but shall be operated with reasonable regard for the safety of the operation and other persons.

(Ord. 542 § 2, 2000)

It is unlawful for any person to operate or ride upon any skateboard or roller skates upon any county-owned walkway, ramp, stairs or stairway of any county-owned building or parking lot in the courthouse square area of Lassen County as bounded by Court, Mill, Lassen and Roop Streets.

(Ord. 542 § 2, 2000)

Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punished by the imposition of a monetary penalty of not more than one hundred dollars. Further, the device ridden at the time of violation shall be subject to impound for a period of ten days.

(Ord. 542 § 2, 2000)