Colorado HB24-1453 decriminalized safe mid-block crossings statewide effective 2025. Pedestrians may cross outside crosswalks if they yield to traffic, and Denver no longer issues jaywalking tickets except for unsafe conduct under C.R.S. §42-4-803.
Colorado House Bill 24-1453, signed in 2024 and effective 2025, modified C.R.S. §42-4-803 to allow pedestrians to cross outside marked crosswalks as long as they yield right-of-way to vehicles already in the roadway and do not enter a crosswalk against a signal. Denver Police adjusted enforcement guidance: officers no longer cite safe mid-block crossings, but stepping in front of a moving vehicle, ignoring a Don't Walk signal at a controlled intersection, or crossing a freeway remains a traffic infraction with a $40-100 fine. The change followed studies showing jaywalking citations were issued disproportionately to people of color.
Unsafe crossings, like darting in front of traffic or ignoring a Don't Walk signal at a controlled intersection, remain class-A traffic infractions with fines $40-$100. Crossing controlled-access highways (I-25, I-70, I-225) is still prohibited.
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