Riverside, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

40 (Pedestrians), states the crosswalk requirement in two parts. First, within any business district, a pedestrian may not cross a roadway anywhere except at a marked crosswalk. Second, at any intersection that has a marked crosswalk on one side but not the other, a pedestrian may not cross at the unmarked side, but only where the City has erected signs giving notice of that restriction, meaning the extended rule doesn't apply automatically at every partially-marked intersection citywide. 040, separately bars standing in a roadway to solicit a ride, money, employment, or business from the occupant of a passing vehicle, reflecting the same chapter's broader focus on regulating where and how pedestrians may occupy the street rather than the sidewalk or a marked crossing.

Riverside police officers enforce both provisions as part of routine traffic control, and violations are typically cited when a pedestrian crosses mid-block in a posted business district or ignores crosswalk signage at a signed, partially marked intersection.