Beaverton, OR Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- BC 6.02.510, pedestrian crosswalk rule
- Crosswalk distance trigger
- 150 feet of a marked crosswalk
- Sidewalk requirement
- BC 6.02.500, use available sidewalk
- Right-angle rule
- BC 6.02.520, crossing outside a crosswalk
- Maximum fine
- $75.00 upon conviction, BC 6.02.900.B
- Code currency
- Beaverton Code current through Ordinance No. 4882
Summary
In Beaverton, Oregon, a pedestrian who crosses a roadway outside a marked crosswalk when a marked crosswalk sits within 150 feet violates BC 6.02.510. The Beaverton Code also requires pedestrians to use an available sidewalk instead of the street (BC 6.02.500) and to cross at right angles outside a crosswalk (BC 6.02.520). Violators face a fine up to $75 under BC 6.02.900.
6.02.500 Use of sidewalks. A pedestrian shall not use a street or the shoulder of a street for travel when a sidewalk is available.
6.02.510 Pedestrian must use available crosswalk. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway outside of a marked crosswalk if within 150 feet of a marked crosswalk. [BC 6.02.510, amended by Ordinance No. 3883, 2/14/94]
6.02.520 Right angles. A pedestrian shall cross a street at a right angle, unless crossing within a crosswalk.
6.02.900 Penalties.
B. Violation of any provision of BC 6.02.300 through 6.02.670 is punishable upon conviction by a fine not to exceed $75.00.
Full Breakdown
02, Article VIII (Pedestrians), inside Washington County, Oregon, distinct from Portland's traffic code next door. 500 bars a pedestrian from using a street or the shoulder of a street for travel whenever a sidewalk is available alongside it. 510, the city's jaywalking rule, makes it unlawful to cross a roadway outside a marked crosswalk if a marked crosswalk exists within 150 feet: a pedestrian who steps off the curb mid-block within that radius, rather than walking to the crosswalk, is in violation even where no crosswalk sits directly at the crossing point.
520 layers on a companion rule for lawful crossings made outside a marked crosswalk (where none is within 150 feet): the pedestrian must cross at a right angle to the street, not diagonally. 510's 150-foot text has stood since Ordinance No. 3883 amended it on February 14, 1994, and the Beaverton Code is current through Ordinance No. 4882 (July 7, 2026), so the threshold has held for three decades. B. C instead caps the fine at whatever the state statute prescribes. This is a City of Beaverton ordinance enforced within city limits; unincorporated Washington County areas nearby, such as Cedar Mill, Aloha or West Slope, are not governed by this chapter.
Violations & Fines
Crossing mid-block within 150 feet of a marked crosswalk, or failing to cross at a right angle outside one, is a fine-bearing violation under BC 6.02.900.B, capped at $75.00 upon conviction. Using the street instead of an available sidewalk under BC 6.02.500 carries the same $75 ceiling. If the same conduct also violates an identical Oregon Vehicle Code provision, BC 6.02.900.C limits the fine to the state statute's own penalty amount instead.
Frequently Asked Questions
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