Sioux Falls, SD Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- § 80.005
- Applies in
- Business and residential districts
- Pedestrian duty
- Yield right-of-way outside crosswalks
- Penalty
- Up to $500 fine, 30 days jail
- Related rule
- § 80.006 bars crossing against signals
Summary
Sioux Falls requires pedestrians crossing a highway in a business or residential district outside a marked crosswalk or intersection to yield the right-of-way to vehicles under City Code § 80.005.
Every pedestrian crossing a highway within a business or residential district at any point other than a pedestrian crossing, crosswalk or intersection shall yield the right-of-way to vehicles upon the highway.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-135: Current through local ordinance 54-26, passed 7-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
Sioux Falls Code of Ordinances § 80.005 puts the burden on the pedestrian: anyone crossing a highway within a business or residential district at a point other than a designated pedestrian crossing, crosswalk, or intersection must yield the right-of-way to oncoming vehicles. The ordinance doesn't set a specific fine, so a violation falls under the city's general penalty in § 10.999, up to a $500 fine, up to 30 days in the county jail, or both, with each day a separate offense. A related section, § 80.006, separately bars crossing against signals at controlled intersections.
Violations & Fines
Crossing outside a crosswalk or intersection in a business or residential district without yielding to traffic; punishable by up to $500 and/or 30 days jail under the general penalty.
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