Until recently, crossing the street in a place that wasn’t a designated crossing area was illegal in California. At the time, if you were caught jaywalking, you would be issued a citation and have to pay a fine. That changed in 2023. Finally, someone looked at how people crossed California’s roads and decided that while […]
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All of us have heard the term jaywalking, but few of us can say exactly what it is. According to the Legal Dictionary, the exact definition of jaywalking is the act of crossing a roadway when it is unlawful to do so. This includes crossing between intersections, as well as crossing at a crosswalk equipped […]