Rancho Cordova, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Crossing rule
- Right angle or shortest route outside crosswalks
- Closure authority
- Director can post signs closing crosswalks
- Mid-block authority
- Same posting power over roadway stretches
- Sidewalk conduct
- No standing that blocks pedestrian traffic
- First offense
- Up to $50 fine or 5 days jail
Summary
Rancho Cordova pedestrians must cross a roadway at a right angle to the curb, or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, unless they are in a marked crosswalk, under RCMC § 10.20.040. The public works director can also close specific crosswalks or mid-block stretches to pedestrians entirely by posting official traffic control devices under § 10.20.030.
The director may determine when any crosswalk shall not be used by pedestrians and upon making such determination shall cause to be placed and maintained appropriate official traffic control devices. No person shall thereafter walk in any such crosswalk unless indicated otherwise. ... No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4660102; v2 updated 2026-03-02; through 03-02-2026).
Full Breakdown
030(A) lets the director determine when a crosswalk should not be used by pedestrians; once official traffic control devices are placed to give notice, no person may walk in that crosswalk unless otherwise indicated. Subsection (B) gives the director the same authority over any part of a roadway between intersections, again enforced once devices are posted. Subsection (C) separately bars standing on a sidewalk in a way that hinders other pedestrians and bars lingering on a pedestrian bridge or overcrossing longer than necessary to cross it.
040 sets the baseline crossing rule: outside a marked crosswalk, a pedestrian must cross by a route at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb, meaning any diagonal or wandering crossing outside a crosswalk is not allowed. 010 to establish and mark crosswalks with devices, painted marks or signs. 110, so enforcement runs through the Title 10 general misdemeanor penalty instead of a set civil fine.
Violations & Fines
None of Chapter 10.20's pedestrian sections are on the civil-penalty list in RCMC § 10.04.110, so a jaywalking or mid-block crossing citation is prosecuted under the Title 10 general misdemeanor penalty in § 10.04.080: up to $50 and five days in jail for a first offense, up to $100 and 10 days for a second offense within a year, and up to $500 and six months for a third offense within that year.
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