Rockford, IL Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code Sec. 16-110
- Business/industrial districts
- Crosswalk use is mandatory
- Elsewhere
- Must yield to vehicles outside crosswalk
- Diagonal crossing
- Barred unless signs allow it
- Fine range
- $50.00 to $750.00
Summary
Rockford requires pedestrians to use marked or unmarked crosswalks in business and industrial districts and bars diagonal crossing unless signs allow it.
In any business or industrial district, it shall be unlawful for a pedestrian to cross the street at any place other than a marked or unmarked crosswalk. ... No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic control devices.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 16-110 makes crosswalk use mandatory rather than optional in commercial areas: in any business or industrial district it is unlawful to cross the street anywhere except a marked or unmarked crosswalk. Citywide, a pedestrian crossing outside a crosswalk (or between signalized intersections outside a marked crosswalk) must yield the right-of-way to vehicles, and diagonal crossing is barred unless official traffic-control devices authorize it. Midblock crossings are allowed only where the city has posted signs or markings designating them.
Violations & Fines
Violating Sec. 16-110 is a Code violation under the general penalty, Sec. 1-9: a fine of $50 to $750, or reasonable public service work, or both; each occurrence is a separate offense.
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