Tucson, AZ Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Tucson Code § 20-92, in Article III (Pedestrians) of Chapter 20, splits the jaywalking rule into two parts. " That clause only bites where signals exist at both bounding intersections, it targets mid-block crossing on signalized corridors, not every residential street. " That clause applies zone-wide in downtown Tucson and any area zoned or used as a business district, regardless of whether the flanking intersections are signalized. The section traces to the 1953 Code, ch. B, which lets a local authority prohibit crossing other than in a crosswalk.

Sec. 20-91 sets the umbrella for the whole pedestrian article, subjecting pedestrians to traffic-control signals under Sec. 20-116 and to the specific restrictions in Article III elsewhere. Enforcement runs through Sec. 20-2, which classifies a violation of Article III as a civil traffic violation rather than a criminal misdemeanor, and Sec. 20-3, which caps the civil sanction for that class of violation at $500. Tucson Police Department officers issue the civil citation on-site; the ordinance text itself does not create a warning-only or graduated-fine structure, so the exposure is a flat civil sanction up to the statutory ceiling, payable through Tucson City Court.