Arizona ARS §28-793 requires pedestrians to yield outside crosswalks and bars crossing between adjacent signalized intersections except in marked crosswalks. Phoenix Police enforce statewide pedestrian rules, especially along Light Rail corridors and downtown event zones, with civil traffic citations.
Arizona Revised Statutes §28-793 requires every pedestrian crossing a roadway outside a marked crosswalk or unmarked intersection crosswalk to yield the right-of-way to vehicles. ARS §28-794 addresses adjacent signalized intersections, banning mid-block crossings between two adjacent signals. ARS §28-792 governs crosswalk right-of-way for pedestrians. Phoenix Police treat jaywalking as a civil traffic infraction and focus enforcement near the Valley Metro Light Rail line, downtown stadiums, and ASU campuses. Unlike California's recent Freedom to Walk Act, Arizona has not decriminalized jaywalking; fines and pedestrian-safety education programs remain active. Phoenix Vision Zero efforts pair enforcement with crosswalk and signal upgrades to reduce one of the nation's highest pedestrian-fatality rates.
Jaywalking under ARS §28-793 is a civil traffic violation with fines around $118 in Phoenix Municipal Court, plus court fees. Repeated or hazardous violations contributing to a crash can support criminal endangerment charges under ARS §13-1201.
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