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Section 39:4-10.10a - Regulation of skateboarding, roller skating; "roller skates" defined.

NJ Rev Stat § 39:4-10.10a (2019) (N/A)
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39:4-10.10a Regulation of skateboarding, roller skating; "roller skates" defined.

1. The governing body of any municipality may, by ordinance, regulate the operation of skateboards and roller skates upon the roadways and public properties under municipal jurisdiction; provided, however, that no such ordinance shall:

a. absolve any person operating roller skates or a skateboard upon a permitted roadway of any of the duties applicable to the operator of a bicycle pursuant to Article 3 of chapter 4 of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes and all supplements thereto, except as to those provisions thereof which by their nature can have no application; or

b. prohibit any person from operating a skateboard upon any public roadway, except those specifically designated by ordinance .

For the purpose of this section, "roller skates" means a pair of devices worn on the feet with a set of wheels attached, regardless of the number or placement of those wheels, and used to glide or propel the user over the ground.

L.1998,c.36,s.1.

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