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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99E-23 (2026)

Duties of operators of skateboard parks

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(a) No operator of a skateboard park shall permit any person to ride a skateboard therein, unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads.

(b) For any facility owned or operated by a governmental entity that is designed and maintained for the purpose of recreational skateboard use, and that is not supervised on a regular basis, the requirements under subsection (a) of this section are satisfied when all of the following occur:

(1) The governmental entity adopted an ordinance requiring any person riding a skateboard at the facility to wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads.

(2) Signs are posted at the facility affording reasonable notice that any person riding a skateboard in the facility must wear a helmet, elbow pads, and kneepads and that any person failing to do so will be subject to citation under the ordinance under subdivision (1) of this subsection. (2003-334, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2019–2019 · leading case: Suarez by & Through Nordan v. Am. Ramp Co., 831 S.E.2d 885 (N.C. Ct. App. 2019).
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Suarez by & Through Nordan v. Am. Ramp Co., 831 S.E.2d 885 (N.C. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 4× “In turn, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 99E-23 simply requires governmental operators of skateboard parks to require the use of helmets, elbow pads, and kneepads while skateboarding at a skateboard park.”
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