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Camarillo, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Scope
Only near underpasses/grade separations
Buffer distance
200 feet
Enforcing agency
Ventura Co. Sheriff (contract)
First-offense fine cap
$100
General jaywalking ban?
Not in city code

Summary

Camarillo's own code does not ban jaywalking generally, it only requires pedestrians near a marked underpass, subway, bridge or grade separation to use it rather than cross the highway within two hundred feet.

No pedestrian shall cross any highway within two hundred feet of any regularly established and maintained underpass, subway, bridge or grade separation, intended for the use of pedestrians in crossing highways except by the use of such underpass, subway, bridge or grade separation.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 27 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

24's miscellaneous traffic regulations, is narrow by design: it applies only where the city has built and maintains a pedestrian underpass, subway, bridge, or grade separation specifically for crossing a highway. Within two hundred feet of that structure, a pedestrian must use it rather than cross the roadway directly at grade. The rule dates to Ordinance 33 from 1965 and has not been substantively amended since. Camarillo has not adopted a broader municipal jaywalking ordinance covering mid-block crossings away from such structures; general pedestrian right-of-way rules for crossing outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk are matters of the California Vehicle Code rather than city ordinance.

050 is tied to a specific class of infrastructure, most streets in the city have no local crossing restriction of this kind at all, the rule only bites near the handful of locations, largely along Highway 101 frontage roads and rail-adjacent crossings, where the city has actually installed a dedicated pedestrian underpass or grade separation. 050.

Violations & Fines

Crossing within two hundred feet of a designated pedestrian underpass or grade separation instead of using it is an infraction under Title 11. Under Chapter 1.12's general penalty schedule, a first violation carries a fine of up to one hundred dollars, a second violation of the same section within a year up to two hundred dollars, and each further violation within that year up to five hundred dollars.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Camarillo have a general jaywalking law?
The municipal code does not ban crossing mid-block generally. Section 11.24.050 only requires pedestrians within two hundred feet of a built pedestrian underpass, subway, bridge, or grade separation to use that structure instead of crossing the roadway directly.
What counts as a violation under Section 11.24.050?
Crossing a highway at grade when you are within two hundred feet of a regularly established and maintained underpass, subway, bridge, or grade separation built for pedestrian crossing, instead of using that structure.
Who enforces pedestrian crossing rules in Camarillo?
The Ventura County Sheriff's Department, which contracts to provide police services to the city under Section 11.72.050, handles enforcement of Title 11 traffic and pedestrian provisions including Section 11.24.050.

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