Jaywalking is defined as crossing a street while not at an intersection or in a striped crosswalk, and this is not a simple question to answer.   In general, California law does not prohibit jaywalking unless you are between two signalized intersections.  https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=21955.&lawCode=VEH If so, you must use the signalized crossing.  

However, if jaywalking, pedestrians Do Not have right-of-way like they do in a legal crossing.  I...
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