L.A. Skate Laws

For everything in life we must have rules because if there were no rules it would be every one for him/her self. There would be complete anarchy with out rules and life would be real boring. If there were no rules then we could not break them. Rules were meant to be broken. As much as it sucks even skate boarding has rules and laws that regulate the sport from being practice in public places.

Below you will find a list of rules you can go break when you are skate boarding. I would like to thank LASKATELAWS.COM for providing this info on the web.


Rules of the road :

Anyone under 18 years old cannot ride a skateboard unless they are wearing a Helmet.
The helmet has to be ASTM or CPSC certified.
All helmets need to have these have either a ASTM or CPSC label
No one can sell a helmet for skateboard that does not have the ASTM or CPSC certification
All charges against these laws/codes are dropped if you tell the court that it is your first offense unless the court can prove otherwise
Violations in this section are called infractions with fines $25 dollars or less
Parents will be equally responsible if your child violates the law/codes in this section.
Individual cities can police their own rules such as rules against riding on sidewalks, roadways, or highways
Motorized skateboards cannot be used on sidewalks, roadways, or any highway.
No one can ride a skateboard on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley which has a grade in excess of three percent.
No one can ride a skateboard on any county road, street, highway, lane or alley in excess of 10 miles per hour.
No person can ride, operate or use a skateboard or any other device moved exclusively by human power, on a sidewalk, bikeway or boardwalk in a way that puts the safety of persons or property at risk.
Piers, Beaches, Parks

Within the limits of any park containing a fishing pier:
No one can use a skateboard on a fishing pier, except as permitted by the Board or its authorized representative.
No one can ride a skateboard or other wheeled device on any pier (this excludes wheelchairs).
Any park or portion thereof designated by the Board as a skateboard facility, whether the facility is supervised or unsupervised:
No one can ride a skateboard unless that person is wearing a helmet, elbow pads and knee pads.
No one can use or operate any skateboard on county property at any of the following locations, except in areas designated for such purposes:
The Los Angeles County Superior Court at 200 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California;
The Compton Branch of the County Public Library at 240 West Compton Boulevard, Compton, California.
Glossary

County property - means real property in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of the county which property is owned, leased, or controlled by the county, including, without limitation, public buildings and facilities and their surrounding grounds and improvements, walkways, footpaths, stairs, access ramps, railings, monuments, fountains, plazas, driveways, parking lots, or other paved areas.
Skateboard - means any board or any other object with a flat surface which has wheels attached to it by any means whatsoever and which is designed to be or can be ridden or propelled by one or more persons standing or kneeling upon it.
Penalty

Any person violating any of these provisions will be guilty of an infraction. Punishment will carry a maximum fine of $25 dollars.



If you ask me all of these rules suck!

Be safe when you skate and skate within your ability but other than that just rip, shred and grind everything you see:)

DUCE painting the LADY TIGRA bill board.

A phew years back DUCE from the Team Maintain Graffiti team painted this for a LADY TIGRA video. Check it out and listen to the catchy tune.

Maintain Game Of Skate January 16th, 2011

Its a new year and MAINTAIN is still at it. We will be hosting our first game of skate at the Sunset MAINTAIN shop this year. So bring your board and your best game face and be ready to have some fun and win some prices.

!st place gets a Maintain Deck, trucks, wheels and bearings.
2nd place gets a Maintain deck and blank wheels
3rd place wins a blank deck with grip

For more info please call the Maintain Shop on Sunset at (323) 906-9257

NEW EVERY1MONTAGE

Maintain Cypress Park has been opened for four months now and we have made plenty of new friends. Please view the video of our new friends Skating and having a great time in the Cypress park area in Los Angeles, Ca.

"All City Spray Paint" is now available at Maintain!

All-City Paint is now available at your nearest Maintain Location
low-pressure - matt finish - smooth valve system - Available at the low introductory price of only $4.99 per can plus tax /

Visit Maintain at 3318 W. Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90026 or at 2643 North Figueroa Los Angeles, Ca. 90065c
for more info call (323)906-9257

LOS ANGELES CHARACTER ART SHOW PART 2

Maintain would like to extend a very special thanks too all of you who showed up and supported our last event. As promised Part two is taking place this Saturday the 15th of January 2011 3pm-8pm.

Please read the Flier for more details.

We will also be premiering a new brand of paint called ALL CITY.... we will be having a special sale price on this item. $4.99 plus the sales tax.

Come and enjoy another great collaboration with these talented artist.


For more info: (323)906-9257

I took a walk in downtown Los Angeles and could not help to notice how much the city has change since i was a kid growing up in the 80's and 90's. I was relieved to still be able to see some graffiti hidden in the nicks and crevices of the pay phones, trash cans and high spots. These are just a phew pictures of what I saw today... enjoy!