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Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-793 (2026)

Crossing at other than crosswalk

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A. A 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 on the roadway.

B. A pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on 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.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1965–2024 · leading case: Kauffman v. Schroeder, 568 P.2d 411 (Ariz. 1977).
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Kauffman v. Schroeder, 568 P.2d 411 (Ariz. 1977). · cites it 7× “Kauffman’s requested instruction, which consisted of the statute A.R.S. § 28-793(A), was refused because the trial judge concluded that the decedent was struck while in an unmarked crosswalk.”
Alhambra Sch. Dist. v. Superior Court, 796 P.2d 470 (Ariz. 1990). · cites it 4× “A.R.S. § 28-793 provides that every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a crosswalk (marked or unmarked) must yield the right of way to all vehicles.”
Esquivel v. Nancarrow, 450 P.2d 399 (Ariz. 1969). · cites it 8× “First, they find error in the trial court's instruction to the jury in the language of A.R.S. § 28-793, subsec. A concerning the duty of a pedestrian to yield the right of way to motor vehicles.”
Alhambra Sch. Dist. v. Superior Court, 780 P.2d 401 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “This provision shall not apply under the conditions stated in subsection B of § 28-793. We hold that the District did not owe a duty to Brenda at the time of the accident.”
Ruiz v. Faulkner, 470 P.2d 500 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1970). “§ 28-793, subsec. A [Pedestrian out of a crosswalk must yield the right of way], and § 28-701, subsec.”
Bergmann Precision, Inc. v. Indus. Comm'n, 15 P.3d 276 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “See Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 28-793(A) *166 (1998).”
Gonzalez v. Phoenix, City of (D. Ariz. 2024). · cites it 4× “False Arrest (Count One) 4 Defendants14 assert that the Officers had probable cause to arrest Lopez for: (1) 5 running into traffic on a busy road, posing a danger to himself and others in violation of 6 Arizona Revised Statutes § 28-793; (2) running from an officer in pursuit…”
Robledo v. Kopp, 401 P.2d 419 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1965). “” The Arizona cases cited by Appellant in support of his positions are not directly in point in that the evidence in each tends to show the object struck by the motorist was at the specific location where with the exercise of due care the motorist would have been able to see it.”
— Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 28-793(A) — 2 cases
Kauffman v. Schroeder, 568 P.2d 411 (Ariz. 1977). “Kauffman’s requested instruction, which consisted of the statute A.R.S. § 28-793(A), was refused because the trial judge concluded that the decedent was struck while in an unmarked crosswalk.”
Bergmann Precision, Inc. v. Indus. Comm'n, 15 P.3d 276 (Ariz. Ct. App. 2000). “See Ariz.Rev.Stat.Ann. § 28-793(A) *166 (1998).”
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