Chino, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies
- Only where signs posted
- Covers
- Pedestrians and bicyclists
- Adopted
- Ord. 91-23, 1991
- Location
- Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic
Summary
Chino can post signs barring pedestrians and bicyclists from crossing the roadway at specific spots the council finds create traffic complications; crossing where such a sign is posted is prohibited citywide.
The director shall place signs where the council has determined that conditions of vehicular and pedestrian or bicycle traffic are such that traffic complications would exist if pedestrians or bicyclists were permitted to cross the roadway at these locations. Pedestrians and bicyclists shall not cross at a location so indicated.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 38).
Full Breakdown
Under CMC § 10.23.020, the public works director places signs at locations the city council has determined create traffic complications for vehicles, pedestrians, or bicyclists. Once posted, pedestrians and bicyclists may not cross the roadway at that location. This is a location-specific restriction tied to actual signage rather than a blanket citywide jaywalking ban: unmarked mid-block crossings elsewhere in Chino are not covered by this section. It was adopted by Ord. 91-23 § 1 (part), 1991, and sits in Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic.
Violations & Fines
Crossing at a location posted under § 10.23.020 is a citable traffic violation enforced by Chino police; the section itself sets no separate fine, so the code's general infraction penalty provisions apply.
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