Evansville, IN Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Business district
- Crosswalk required everywhere
- Signaled intersections
- Must use marked crosswalk
- School blocks
- Crosswalk required
- Elsewhere mid-block
- Must yield to vehicles
Summary
Evansville bars pedestrians from crossing outside a crosswalk between signaled intersections, anywhere in a business district, on designated through streets, or on blocks with a K-12 school.
Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a crosswalk. In any business district no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk on any of the through streets designated by ordinance, or on any street bordering a City block in which there is located a primary or secondary school.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance G-2026-12, passed June 22, 2026).
Full Breakdown
EMC 10.20.060 bans jaywalking in four specific situations: between adjacent intersections where traffic-control signals are operating, anywhere in a business district, on any street designated by ordinance as a through street, and on any street bordering a City block containing a primary or secondary school. Outside those zones, EMC 10.20.050 still requires a pedestrian crossing mid-block to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the roadway. The rules are enforced under the general traffic-code penalty in EMC 10.05.200.
Violations & Fines
Violating the crossing rules is subject to the general penalty in EMC 10.05.200, which incorporates the citywide fine schedule set out in EMC 1.05.180.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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