Long Beach, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- LBMC § 10.58.020 - Crossing without crosswalk
- Where it applies
- Central Traffic District and business districts
- Exception
- Scramble-signal intersections
- Related rule
- § 10.58.040 bars standing/walking in roadway
- Crosswalk removal notice
- 30 days' public notice, § 10.58.015
Summary
In Long Beach's Central Traffic District and in any business district, pedestrians must use a marked crosswalk unless crossing at a scramble-signal intersection: crossing mid-block or outside a crosswalk in these areas violates LBMC § 10.58.020.
10.58.020 - Crossing without crosswalk. No pedestrian shall cross a roadway, other than by a crosswalk, in the Central Traffic District, or in any business district, except at intersections where pedestrian traffic is controlled by a scramble-system automatic signal.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 52 Update 1 | City Charter: Supplement 5).
Full Breakdown
58 of the Long Beach Municipal Code governs pedestrian crossings. 020, "Crossing without crosswalk," states that no pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in the Central Traffic District or in any business district, except at intersections controlled by a scramble-system automatic signal that clears the intersection for pedestrians in every direction at once. This rule is narrower than a citywide jaywalking ban: it applies only within the Central Traffic District and business districts, not residential streets generally. 040, separately bars pedestrians from standing in a roadway (outside a safety zone or crosswalk) or walking lengthwise along a roadway in a way that interferes with traffic, though it exempts public officers, employees and utility workers on duty.
015 to remove an existing marked crosswalk after posting 30 days' notice at the site and giving the public an opportunity to be heard. governing pedestrian rights and duties generally.
Violations & Fines
Crossing outside a crosswalk in the Central Traffic District or a business district under § 10.58.020 is a citable infraction enforced by the Long Beach Police Department. Standing or walking lengthwise in the roadway outside a safety zone or crosswalk under § 10.58.040 is a separate, similarly citable violation, subject to the on-duty public-employee exemption.
Frequently Asked Questions
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