Huntington Park, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Both rules sit in Title 4, Chapter 7 (Traffic), Article 10 (Pedestrian Regulations) of the Huntington Park Municipal Code, adopted by the City Council of the City of Huntington Park, California. Section 4-7.107 defines a pedestrian as any person afoot. Section 4-7.1002 is the flat rule: in the business district, a pedestrian crosses by a crosswalk or does not cross the roadway. Article 1 of Chapter 7 does not list its own definition of business district, and § 4-7.102 incorporates Vehicle Code definitions for words the chapter leaves undefined.

Section 4-7.1003 sets the rule for the rest of the City and the geometry of a crossing: a route at right angles to the curb, or the shortest route to the opposite curb. A diagonal route longer than the shortest route is not one of the two permitted options. The marked-crosswalk exception means a pedestrian inside a marked crosswalk is not held to the right-angle or shortest-route language.

Crosswalks come from the Traffic Authority, the body created by Article 2 of the chapter. Under § 4-7.1001 it establishes crosswalks by devices, markings, or lines at all intersections within the business district, at intersections outside it, and at other places where it determines there is a particular hazard to pedestrians. Other than crosswalks at intersections, no crosswalk can be established in a block less than 400 feet in length, and elsewhere not more than one additional crosswalk can be established in any one block, located as nearly as practicable at mid-block. Section 4-7.1004 separately bars standing in a roadway, other than in a safety zone or crosswalk, when it interferes with the lawful movement of traffic, with an exemption for public officers and public utility employees in the line of duty. Drivers have a matching duty: § 4-7.1401(a)(4) prohibits stopping, standing, or parking a vehicle in any crosswalk.