Tustin, CA Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

In the City of Tustin, Chapter 3 of the Municipal Code carries its own pedestrian-crossing rule. Section 5325(b) tells pedestrians they may not cross a roadway other than by a crosswalk inside the central traffic district or any business district; Section 5311 defines "Central Traffic District" as all streets and portions of streets within an area described as bounded by the Tustin City Limits, which by its own text sweeps in the whole city rather than a single downtown block. Section 5325(c) adds a second, citywide layer: no one may stand or walk in a roadway at all except while crossing it directly or getting into or out of a lawfully parked car, and that exception does not cover public officers, employees, or utility workers who must be in the roadway for their jobs.

Tustin Police Department officers enforce both sections as ordinary traffic infractions. Because the Municipal Code does not print a chapter-specific fine schedule for Sections 5325(b) and (c), the citywide default in Section 1121 applies: a first infraction tops out at a $100 fine, a second violation within a year at $200, and a third or later violation within that year becomes a misdemeanor punishable by up to $1,000 and six months in the Orange County jail. Crosswalks themselves are placed under Section 5325(a), which lets the City Traffic Engineer establish a midblock crosswalk only on a block at least 400 feet long, paired with a pedestrian-activated signal when the Engineer decides one is necessary.