PASSED

The enacted law prohibits skateboarding on public property unless the use is authorized, with exceptions including public roads, highways, bicycle or skateboard paths, certain sidewalks, and Recreation Department facilities governed by their own rules. Violations can result in a $300 civil penalty, possible forfeiture of the skateboard, and responsibility for a parent when a child under 18 violates the rule; a person receiving a ticket may pay $25 within eight days instead of contesting it.

Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code relating to "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by amending Section 10-610 entitled "Skateboarding on Public Property," by prohibiting skateboarding on all public property unless otherwise authorized, and by creating additional penalties, all under certain terms and conditions.