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Title 15 — VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC›Division 1 — TRAFFIC CODE

Los Angeles County Municipal Code Ch. 15.54 Skateboards and Roller Skates

Los Angeles County Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles County

Cite as: Los Angeles County Municipal Code Chapter 15.54 · Text as of 2026-10-04

15.54.010 - Skateboards—Prohibited on greater than three-percent grade.

No person shall ride on or propel any skateboard, as defined in Section 15.08.185, on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley which has a grade in excess of three percent, nor shall any person ride on or propel any skateboard on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley in excess of 10 miles per hour.

(Ord. 12259 § 2, 1980: Ord. 6544 Ch. 1 Art. 4 § 1404.1, 1954.)

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15.54.020 - Roller skates—Prohibited on greater than three-percent grade.

No person shall, while wearing roller skates or other similar wheeled devices attached to his or her feet, travel on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley which has a grade in excess of three percent, nor shall any person, while wearing roller skates or other similar wheeled devices attached to his or her feet, travel on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley in excess of 10 miles per hour.

(Ord. 12259 § 3, 1980: Ord. 6544 Ch. 1 Art. 4 § 1404.2, 1954.)

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15.54.030 - Wheeled Devices—Prohibited on Greater than Three-Percent Grade or in Excess of Ten Miles Per Hour.

A.

No person shall ride on or propel any wheeled device, except a motor vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code section 415; a bicycle as defined in California Vehicle Code section 231; or a self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle, if operated by a person who, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian, on any County road, street, highway, lane, or alley which has a grade in excess of three percent.

B.

No person shall ride on or propel any wheeled device, except a motor vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code section 415; a bicycle as defined in California Vehicle Code section 231; or a self-propelled wheelchair, motorized tricycle, or motorized quadricycle, if operated by a person who, by reason of physical disability, is otherwise unable to move about as a pedestrian, on any County road, street, highway, lane, or alley in excess of 10 miles per hour.

(Ord. 2018-0030 § 2, 2018.)

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