Opinion No. (1998)

DANIEL E. LUNGREN Attorney General GREGORY L. GONOT Deputy Attorney General THE HONORABLE BILL MORROW, MEMBER OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY, has requested an opinion on the following questions: 1. Depending upon the individual circumstances, may a public entity be immune from liability for injuries arising from skateboarding that occurs on public property outside the confines of a skateboard park? 2. May a public entity's immunity from liability for injuries arising from skateboarding that occurs on public property outside the confines of a skateboard park be affected by the entity posting notices stating that skateboarding constitutes a hazardous recreational activity? CONCLUSIONS 1. Depending upon the individual circumstances, a public entity may be immune from liability for injuries arising from skateboarding that occurs on public property outside the confines of a skateboard park. 2. A public entity's immunity from liability for injuries arising from skateboarding that occurs on public property outside the confines of a skateboard park would not be affected by the entity posting notices stating that skateboarding constitutes a hazardous recreational activity. ANALYSIS The…