Fullerton, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

010, to mark crosswalks at any intersection judged particularly dangerous to pedestrians and to lay out mid-block crosswalks up to 15 feet wide near the center of a block. ' Outside that district, the municipal code does not impose its own crosswalk-only requirement on pedestrians. 010 later amended by Ordinance 2730 in 1990 to add the mid-block crosswalk authority. 020 was adopted under the Cal. Vehicle Code, a violation is treated as a Vehicle Code infraction rather than a general nuisance offense. 020 sets the resulting fine schedule for any Title 8 traffic infraction, including this one: a fine on a first conviction, a larger fine for a second conviction within one year and a still-larger fine for a third or subsequent conviction within that same year.

The Fullerton Police Department issues the citations, and Cal. Penal and Vehicle Code procedures govern notices, arrests and other enforcement steps. Property owners and downtown businesses carry no separate posting duty under this chapter; the crosswalk-only rule applies by location alone once the Business District boundary is reached.