Olathe, KS Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 10.01.065
- Mid-block rule
- Must yield to vehicles
- Between signals
- Marked crosswalk required
- Enforced by
- Olathe Police Department
- Max fine
- $500 traffic infraction cap
Summary
Olathe pedestrians who cross outside a marked or intersection crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, and between signal-controlled intersections they can cross only at a marked crosswalk, under Municipal Code § 10.01.065.
(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. ... (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Olathe Municipal Code § 10.01.065 requires a pedestrian crossing anywhere other than a marked crosswalk, or an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, to yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the roadway. Between adjacent intersections controlled by traffic signals, pedestrians cannot cross except in a marked crosswalk, and diagonal crossing through an intersection is barred unless a traffic-control device specifically authorizes it. Olathe Police Department enforces the rule citywide in Johnson County, Kansas; a violation is an ordinance traffic infraction, fined under the municipal court's traffic fine schedule, which state law caps at $500.
Violations & Fines
Crossing mid-block without yielding, or crossing anywhere but a marked crosswalk between signalized intersections, is an ordinance traffic infraction fined under Olathe Municipal Court's traffic schedule, capped at $500 by state law.
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