Carrollton, TX Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Carrollton's traffic code carves out a specific jaywalking rule for school zones rather than a blanket citywide ban. 060, adopted originally as Ordinance 72 in 1952 and amended by Ordinance 1539 in 1989, states pedestrians may not cross a roadway within the boundaries of a designated school zone anywhere except a marked crosswalk, and if no crosswalk is marked, they must cross at the intersection. The section traces its authority to former Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. article 6701d, Sec. 78. 54, which authorizes the Chief of Police to employ school crossing guards and lets the Director assign them on recommendation of the Traffic Advisory Committee.

While on duty, those guards may stop vehicle traffic and direct pedestrian traffic at designated school-zone crossings, and both drivers and pedestrians must obey their lawful orders. 004 and appointed by the local school district within an approved school zone crosswalk may direct that traffic; anyone else attempting to do so has no authority. 54(F) also removes any culpable-mental-state requirement, meaning the city does not have to prove intent to convict. 99(A)(1)(e), capped at $500 per offense, with municipal court handling prosecution. Outside a marked school zone, Carrollton's code does not otherwise restrict where a pedestrian may cross a street mid-block.