Eugene, OR Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- Cross at a right angle outside a crosswalk (EC 5.425)
- Fine
- Up to $300 (EC 5.995)
- Original enactment
- Ordinance No. 17690 (1976)
- Also enforced via
- ORS ch. 814, adopted by EC 5.005
- Enforced by
- Eugene Police Department
Summary
Eugene requires a pedestrian crossing a street outside a crosswalk to cross at a right angle, straight across rather than diagonally, under EC 5.425. The rule is one sentence long, sits in the code's short 'Pedestrians' section, and a violation defaults to the chapter's general penalty of a fine up to $300 under EC 5.995.
A pedestrian shall cross a street at a right angle, unless crossing within a crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 20739, passed June 8, 2026).
Full Breakdown
470 by Ordinance No. 17690 in 1976, and it is the only section under the code's "Pedestrians" heading in Chapter 5 dealing with mid-block or diagonal crossing. It does not use the word "jaywalking," but it functions as the local-law analog: outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk, a pedestrian must cross straight across the roadway rather than at an angle. 005 adopts "the provisions of ORS Chapters 801, 802, 803, 805, 806, 807, 809, 810, 811, 813, 814, 815, 816, 818, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 825," which includes ORS Chapter 814, Oregon's pedestrian and bicycle traffic law, making a violation of the state pedestrian rules a city offense as well.
995, which caps the fine at $300. 065, rather than by the parking control officers or community service specialists who primarily enforce the parking chapter.
Violations & Fines
Crossing a street outside a crosswalk without going at a right angle is punishable under EC 5.995's general chapter penalty, a fine not to exceed $300, since EC 5.425 carries no specific dollar amount of its own in EC 5.990. A citing officer may also rely on the related state pedestrian statutes adopted as city offenses under EC 5.005.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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