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Cass County, MO Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Some Restrictions

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

Key Facts

Governing section: Cass County Code § 345.060
Signaled intersections: Crosswalk required between adjacent signaled intersections
Business districts: Crosswalk required on any business-district roadway
Diagonal crossing: Barred unless traffic devices authorize it
Maximum penalty: $1,000 civil penalty per Section 100.210
Enforcing agency: Cass County Sheriff's Office

Summary

Cass County Code Section 345.060 bars pedestrians from crossing outside a marked crosswalk between signaled intersections, inside any business district, or on any street the County has designated by ordinance, and it bars diagonal crossing unless traffic control devices specifically allow it. All apply to unincorporated Cass County roadways.

These county ordinances apply to unincorporated areas of Cass County. Incorporated cities within the county may have their own rules that take precedence over county-level regulations.

A. Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk. B. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business district.

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Full Breakdown

060, in Chapter 345, 'Pedestrians' Rights and Duties,' lists the specific places where the county cuts off the crossing rights it grants elsewhere in the same chapter. Subsection (A) bars crossing anywhere except a crosswalk between two adjacent intersections that both have working traffic control signals. Subsection (B) extends that same crosswalk-only rule to any business district, regardless of whether the intersections there have working signals, and functions as Cass County's core jaywalking rule. Subsection (C) lets the County Commission designate additional streets, by ordinance or order, where crossing outside a crosswalk is likewise prohibited.

Subsection (D) separately bars diagonal crossing through an intersection unless official traffic control devices are posted to authorize it, and even then a pedestrian must follow those devices' specific crossing pattern rather than cutting straight across. 060 covers, yielding is not enough, the crossing itself is unlawful. 210, up to a $1,000 civil penalty, with continuing violations counted day by day. The Sheriff's Office enforces the rule in unincorporated Cass County.

Violations & Fines

Crossing outside a crosswalk in a business district, between signaled intersections, on a street the Commission has restricted, or diagonally without authorized traffic control devices, is punishable under the general penalty, Section 100.210: up to $1,000 per violation, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense. Cass County Sheriff's Office deputies enforce Section 345.060.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is jaywalking illegal in unincorporated Cass County?

Yes, in specific places. Section 345.060 bars crossing outside a marked crosswalk in any business district and between two adjacent intersections that both have working traffic signals. Outside those areas, Section 345.050 instead requires a crossing pedestrian to yield to traffic rather than banning the crossing outright, so the two sections work together.

Can I cross diagonally through an intersection?

Only where official traffic control devices specifically authorize a diagonal crossing pattern, per Section 345.060(D). Absent those devices, a pedestrian must cross at right angles within the crosswalk under Section 345.040, and cutting the corner diagonally through the intersection is a separate violation even where the ordinary crosswalk rule would otherwise be satisfied.

What is the penalty for violating Cass County's crossing rules?

Section 345.060 does not set its own fine, so the county's general penalty, Section 100.210, applies: a civil penalty of up to $1,000, with each day a violation continues treated as a separate offense. Cass County Sheriff's Office deputies handle enforcement of pedestrian crossing violations countywide.

Sources & Official References

[1]Cass County Code (eCode360)

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