Rialto, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- RMC 10.52.020
- Where it applies
- Business districts only
- Midblock crosswalk minimum block
- 400 feet
- Signal rule
- Pedestrian signals override vehicle signals (10.52.030)
- Default penalty
- Infraction $100-$500 or misdemeanor up to $1,000/6 months
Summary
In Rialto's business districts, pedestrians must use a crosswalk to cross the street; crossing anywhere else violates RMC 10.52.020. The city engineer also sets midblock crosswalks only on blocks at least four hundred feet long, and pedestrians must obey dedicated pedestrian signals over vehicle signals under RMC 10.52.030.
No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 39).
Full Breakdown
Rialto requires pedestrians in business districts to cross at a crosswalk. RMC 10.52.020 states flatly that no pedestrian may cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk in any business district, covering both marked crosswalks at intersections and any midblock crosswalk the city engineer has installed. Stepping off the curb anywhere else downtown, from between parked cars or mid-street, is a jaywalking violation under this section.
The crosswalk network itself is built under RMC 10.52.010. The city engineer must establish and maintain a crosswalk at any intersection found to pose a particular hazard to pedestrians. Away from intersections, the code limits midblock crosswalks to blocks at least four hundred feet long, and the crossing must sit as close to the middle of the block as practical. The city engineer can also post signs at an intersection directing pedestrians not to use a particular crosswalk, removing that route from the crosswalk requirement at that location.
Once a pedestrian is in a marked crossing, RMC 10.52.030 controls right of way at signalized crossings: pedestrians must obey any dedicated pedestrian signal and disregard the vehicle signal wherever a separate pedestrian signal is installed. Outside business districts, this chapter does not impose the same crosswalk-only rule, so the jaywalking restriction is tied specifically to downtown and other business-district blocks rather than every residential street in the city.
Violations & Fines
Jaywalking in a Rialto business district is enforced by the police department under the code's general penalty section, RMC 1.16.010. Absent a specific classification, a violation is a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in jail; prosecutors may instead charge it as an infraction, which starts at a $100 fine, rises to $200 for a second offense within two years, and $500 for each one after that.
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