Cheyenne, WY Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Downtown crosswalk rule
- 10.48.030 bans mid-block crossing
- Citywide crossing rule
- 10.48.020 requires right-angle crossing
- Max fine
- $750 under general penalty 1.24.010
- No jail for jaywalking
- not listed among jailable offenses
- Driver duty
- must stop for pedestrians in crosswalks
Summary
Cheyenne bans crossing outside a marked crosswalk anywhere in the central business district under Code 10.48.030, and citywide requires pedestrians to cross at right angles to the curb except at a marked crosswalk under 10.48.020.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than a crosswalk in the central business district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Downtown, Cheyenne City Code 10.48.030 flatly forbids crossing a roadway anywhere except a marked crosswalk in the central business district: no mid-block dash allowed. Citywide, 10.48.020 requires pedestrians to cross at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb unless a crosswalk or traffic-control device says otherwise, and 10.48.050 separately bans darting or running into the street from a curb or place of safety. Drivers must stop and yield to pedestrians in marked crosswalks under 10.48.010. Cheyenne police and the municipal court enforce these under Title 10's traffic-offense procedures.
Violations & Fines
Violating 10.48.020, 10.48.030 or 10.48.050 is a misdemeanor punishable under the general penalty (Code 1.24.010): up to a $750 fine per offense, with jail reserved for the traffic offenses listed in 10.12.020.
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