Toledo, OH Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)
Key Facts
- Core rule
- Yield to vehicles if crossing outside a crosswalk
- Between signals
- Must use marked crosswalk only, 371.03(c)
- Diagonal crossing
- Banned unless signs authorize it, 371.03(d)
- Route requirement
- Right angles to curb or shortest route, 371.03(f)
- First-offense penalty
- Minor misdemeanor, up to $100 fine
Summary
Toledo pedestrians who cross outside a marked or unmarked crosswalk must yield to all vehicles, cannot cross diagonally through an intersection unless signs allow it, and between signalized intersections may cross only in a marked crosswalk.
(a) Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway. ... (c) Between adjacent intersections at which traffic control signals are in operation, pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk. (d) No pedestrian shall cross a roadway intersection diagonally unless authorized by official traffic control devices... (f) 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 crosswalk.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-105: Complete to June 30, 2026).
Full Breakdown
" Subsection (c) tightens this between signalized intersections: "pedestrians shall not cross at any place except in a marked crosswalk" when adjacent intersections both have operating traffic control signals. Subsection (d) separately prohibits diagonal crossing of an intersection "unless authorized by official traffic control devices," and requires pedestrians who are authorized to cross diagonally to follow the specific signal pattern for that movement. " None of this relieves a driver of ordinary care -- subsection (e) preserves the duty to avoid colliding with a pedestrian regardless of where the pedestrian is crossing. C. 01's separate right-of-way rule for pedestrians who are inside a marked or unmarked crosswalk at an intersection.
Violations & Fines
A pedestrian violation of Section 371.03 falls under the general Traffic Code misdemeanor schedule in Section 303.99(a)(1): a minor misdemeanor (up to a $100.00 fine, no jail) on a first offense, escalating to a misdemeanor of the fourth degree (up to $250.00 and 30 days) on a second offense within one year, and a misdemeanor of the third degree (up to $500.00 and 60 days) on each subsequent offense within that year.
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