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Roseville, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified August 2026

Key Facts

In business districts
Crosswalk use is mandatory
Elsewhere
Must cross at right angle or shortest route
Business district defined by
Vehicle Code § 235
Crosswalks established by
City public works director, § 11.18.010
In effect since
1983 (Ord. 1748)

Summary

Roseville pedestrians must use a crosswalk to cross the street within any business district, and everywhere else must cross at a right angle to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb unless a marked crosswalk exists. Both rules trace to the city's 1983 traffic ordinance and remain unchanged.

No pedestrian shall cross a roadway other than in a crosswalk in any business district as defined by Section 235 of the Vehicle Code. ... No pedestrian shall cross a roadway at any place other than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb except in a marked crosswalk.

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Full Breakdown

" Together the two sections mean a pedestrian anywhere in the city who isn't in a marked or unmarked crosswalk must still cross at the shortest, most direct angle rather than diagonally, and inside a designated business district a crosswalk is mandatory, period. 010 gives the city's public works director authority to establish and mark crosswalks at intersections and other locations by devices, marks or lines, which is how the specific boundaries of "in a crosswalk" get drawn street by street. Both operative sections date to the city's original 1983 traffic code (Ord. 1748) and have not been amended since.

Violations & Fines

Jaywalking under § 11.18.020 or § 11.18.030 is an infraction enforced by Roseville Police Department traffic officers; because Chapter 11.18 carries no dedicated penalty section of its own, citations are processed as standard traffic infractions, and a pedestrian who disregards a lawful order to stop or move along also risks a separate charge under the city's general miscellaneous traffic provisions in Chapter 11.16.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is jaywalking illegal everywhere in Roseville, or just downtown?
The strict crosswalk requirement in § 11.18.020 applies only within a 'business district' as Vehicle Code § 235 defines it, generally areas where a large share of the roadway frontage is occupied by business buildings. Outside those districts, § 11.18.030 still requires pedestrians to cross at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb unless using a marked crosswalk.
Who decides where the crosswalks are in Roseville?
The city's public works director, referred to in the code as 'the director,' is authorized under § 11.18.010 to establish, designate and maintain crosswalks at intersections and other locations using signs, marks, or pavement lines. A location only counts as a legal crosswalk once the director has marked it that way.

Sources & Official References

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