NewslettersDID CALIFORNIA ACTUALLY DECRIMINALIZE JAYWALKING? WHAT AB 2147 MEANS FOR PEDESTRIANS
When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Freedom to Walk Act in late September, several headlines surfaced claiming that California had ‘decriminalized’ jaywalking, but how true is that statement?AB 2147, which goes into effect January 2023, aims to protect pedestrians from receiving citations for jaywalking. However, “it’s still technically illegal to cross the street in the...