2006.100 IN BOARD OF CITY COUNCIL..NOVEMBER 8, 2006
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Biddeford that the Code of Ordinances, Chapter
42, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, Article VI, Skateboards by amended as following:
Sec. 42-6. Skateboards not be used prohibited on roadways, and sidewalks and other public places.
(a) No person riding upon a skateboard shall attach the same or himself/herself to any vehicle upon a
public way, or in a public place shall travel within 200 feet of a notice posted conspicuously in the public
place that forbids the use of skateboards. in-line roller skating; roller blades, and/or roller skates. Persons
found in violation of this section shall be subject to the penalty provisions set forth below.
(b) No person may ride upon a skateboard, roller skates, and in-line roller blades in or on any municipally
owned or controlled property, including parking lots, posted conspicuously to prohibit such riding.
(c) No person riding upon a skateboard, roller skates, and in-line roller blades shall ride on or upon any
public way in such a manner as to interfere with any pedestrian thereon.
(d) A person riding upon a skateboard, roller skateboard, roller skates, and in-line roller blades shall
observe all traffic signs, stop at all stop signs, and observe all traffic rules and regulations applicable thereto
and cross the street only when safe to do so, without interference with the normal flow of vehicular traffic.
(e) A person riding upon a skateboard, roller skates, and in-line roller blades on a public roadway shall
ride single file.
(f) No person riding upon a skateboard, roller skates, and in-line roller blades may attach the same or
himself/herself to any vehicle upon a public way.
(g) Penalties.
(1) Persons 17 years or older. A person who is 17 years of age or older, and commits a violation of this
section, he may be issued a civil summons which will order the violator to appear at district court. If found
guilty, the violator will be fined not more than $50.00 for the first offense, and not more than $100.00 for a
second or subsequent offense.
(2) Persons under 17 years. A person who is under 17 years of age and commits a violation of this
section shall, on the first or subsequent offense be taken to the police station, given a warning, unless the
area is posted conspicuously prohibiting such conduct. and released to his/her parents or guardian. For On a
first offense, where the area has been posted conspicuously to forbid the use of skateboards, roller blades,
in line skates, or any other similar device, a police officer may impound the skateboard, roller blades, in
line skates or other similar device for a period of three (3) days. On a second or subsequent offense, the
skateboard roller blades, in line skates or other similar device f/her skateboard, roller skates, or in-line
roller blades will shall be impounded for ten five days, and ten thirty days for any subsequent offense. A
juvenile who is charged with a violation of this section may request a hearing with the police department's
juvenile officer. Said hearing shall be scheduled for the juvenile officer's next working day.
(Ord. of 5-21-96)
Note: This item was reviewed at Policy Meeting October 16, 2006 and by unanimous vote was forwarded
to the full Council with a recommendation to approve.
November 8, 2006
Motion by Councilor Laverriere, seconded by Councilor Lamontagne to grant the first reading of the order.
Vote: Unanimous.