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Marion, OH Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Some Restrictions

Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified October 2026

Key Facts

Outside a crosswalk: Pedestrian yields to all vehicles
Between signalized intersections: Cross only in a marked crosswalk
Diagonal crossing: Banned unless traffic control devices authorize it
Driver duty: Due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian
State law: Mirrors R.C. § 4511.48
First offense: Minor misdemeanor, fine up to $150

Summary

In the City of Marion, Ohio, § 371.03 requires a pedestrian crossing a roadway outside a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, to yield the right of way to all vehicles. Between adjacent intersections with operating traffic signals, pedestrians must cross in a marked crosswalk, and diagonal crossings need official authorization.

(A) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. (B) Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right of way to all traffic upon the roadway. (C) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. (D) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic control devices. When authorized to cross diagonally, pedestrians shall cross only in accordance with the official traffic control devices pertaining to such crossing movements. (E) This section does not relieve the operator of a vehicle from exercising due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway.

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Full Breakdown

The Marion Traffic Code does not use the word jaywalking in § 371.03, but the section is the mid-block crossing rule, and its history note shows it mirrors R.C. § 4511.48. Division (A) puts the burden on the pedestrian: anyone crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Division (B) applies the same duty at a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing.

Division (C) is the stricter rule: between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. Division (D) bans crossing a roadway intersection diagonally unless official traffic control devices authorize it, and then only in accordance with those devices. Division (E) keeps the driver's duty alive: the section does not relieve the operator of a vehicle from exercising due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway. Related duties sit nearby.

Section 371.01(B) says no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. Section 371.04 tells pedestrians to move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalks. Section 371.05 requires a pedestrian to use the sidewalk where one is provided and its use is practicable, and requires a pedestrian walking along a highway with neither sidewalk nor shoulder to walk only on the left side of a two-way roadway.

Violations & Fines

Section 371.03 closes with the reference 'Penalty, see §§ 309.01 and 309.02.' With no other penalty provided, § 309.02(A)(1) makes a first violation a minor misdemeanor, and § 309.01(D) caps the fine at $150. Two earlier convictions within one year for Traffic Code violations raise the charge to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree, and three or more raise it to the third degree.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is jaywalking illegal in Marion, Ohio?

Section 371.03 does not use that word, but it requires a pedestrian crossing outside a marked crosswalk or an intersection's unmarked crosswalk to yield the right of way to all vehicles, and bars crossing between adjacent signal-controlled intersections anywhere except a marked crosswalk. A violation is punished under §§ 309.01 and 309.02.

Can I cross mid-block in Marion where there are no signals?

Division (A) addresses crossing at a point other than a crosswalk by imposing a duty to yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway, not a flat ban. The flat prohibition in division (C) applies only between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation.

Does a Marion driver still have to watch for a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk?

Yes. Division (E) says the section does not relieve the operator of a vehicle from exercising due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any roadway. Section 371.01(A) separately requires a driver to yield to a pedestrian within a crosswalk when traffic control signals are not clearly assigning the right-of-way.

Sources & Official References

[1]Codified Ordinances of the City of Marion, Ohio

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