Neenah, WI Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Crossing rule
- Crosswalk only, marked or unmarked
- Applies to
- Designated highways only
- Penalty
- Forfeiture under § 16-2
- Source
- Code 1977, § 5.14
Summary
Neenah law bars pedestrians from crossing designated highways anywhere except a marked or unmarked crosswalk: the closest thing the City has to a jaywalking ban.
No pedestrian shall cross the highways designated by ordinance except within a marked or unmarked crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Section 16-6 states plainly that no pedestrian may cross a highway the City has designated by ordinance except within a marked or unmarked crosswalk. The rule traces to the city's 1977 code and appears unamended since; it sits alongside the broader Wisconsin Statutes chs. 340-350 traffic code Neenah adopts by reference in § 16-1. Because the prohibition applies only to highways 'designated by ordinance,' it targets significant streets rather than every residential block, but on those designated routes pedestrians must use a crosswalk, marked or not, to cross legally.
Violations & Fines
Crossing outside a crosswalk on a designated highway is a forfeiture offense enforced under Ch. 16's general penalty provision, § 16-2, together with costs of prosecution.
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