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Merced Council introduces ordinance to restrict pedestrian crossings outside crosswalks, preserves narrow enforcement for imminent danger
Summary
The Merced City Council introduced Ordinance 25‑87 to align local code with state law decriminalizing jaywalking, focusing the city's authority on public education and a narrow enforcement exception when a pedestrian's actions pose imminent danger; the introduction passed unanimously.
The Merced City Council on Jan. 5 introduced Ordinance 25‑87, which amends Chapter 10.24 of the Merced Municipal Code to prohibit pedestrian crossings outside of marked crosswalks and to repeal a separate prohibition on standing in roadways.
City Attorney Cornwall told the council the state legislature's 2022 action decriminalized jaywalking, leaving only a narrow enforcement window. "The state legislature basically decriminalized jaywalking," Cornwall said, adding the local ordinance…
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