Sahuarita, AZ Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

180 of the Sahuarita Town Code, adopted by Ordinance 2023-166, requires pedestrians in any business district to use a marked crosswalk when crossing a roadway; stepping into the street mid-block outside a crosswalk is not allowed. The same section bars pedestrians from stopping or remaining in a travel lane, or on a painted or raised traffic island or median that is not designated for pedestrian use, unless they are waiting there to cross at the next signal once traffic has stopped, cleared, or yielded. The town built in a mandatory warning step: before an enforcement officer can write a civil citation under this section, the pedestrian must first receive a warning.

Only after that warning does a violation become a civil traffic offense, and a second or later violation is elevated to a Class 1 misdemeanor. 10 authorizes to direct traffic by voice, hand, or signal and to enforce Title 10 generally. 020(A) makes most Title 10 offenses civil traffic violations in the first instance, processed under ARS Title 28, Chapter 6. The crosswalk mandate applies specifically to business districts, so mid-block crossing in a residential subdivision does not trigger this particular section, though pedestrians there remain subject to other state traffic-safety duties.