{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1009","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 41-6a-1009","heading":"Use of roadway by pedestrians -- Prohibited activities.","body":"(1) Where there is a sidewalk provided and its use is practicable, a pedestrian may not walk along or on an adjacent roadway.\n(2) Where a sidewalk is not provided, a pedestrian walking along or on a highway shall walk only on the shoulder, as far as practicable from the edge of the roadway.\n(3) Where a sidewalk or a shoulder is not available, a pedestrian walking along or on a highway shall:\n(a) walk as near as practicable to the outside edge of the roadway; and\n(b) if on a two-way roadway, walk only on the left side of the roadway facing traffic.\n(4)\n(a) An individual may not impede or block traffic within any of the following:\n(i) an interstate system, as defined in Section 72-1-102;\n(ii) a freeway, as defined in Section 41-6a-102;\n(iii) a state highway, as defined in Title 72, Chapter 4, Designation of State Highways Act;\n(iv) a state route, or \"SR,\" as defined in Section 72-1-102; or\n(v) a highway, as defined in Section 72-1-102, that:\n(A) is paved and has a speed limit of 35 miles per hour or higher;\n(B) has a median, whether elevated or flat; or\n(C) has a fixed guideway as defined in Section 59-12-102 or any other railway that shares the highway right-of-way.\n(b) The locations described in Subsection (4)(a) include:\n(i) shoulder areas, as defined in Section 41-6a-102;\n(ii) on-ramps;\n(iii) off-ramps; and\n(iv) an area between the roadways of a divided highway, as defined in Section 41-6a-102.\n(c) The locations described in Subsection (4)(a) do not include sidewalks, as defined in Section 41-6a-102.\n(d) Conduct that may impede or block traffic includes:\n(i) while a pedestrian, accepting, transacting, exchanging, or otherwise taking possession or control of money or property from a person within a motor vehicle while that motor vehicle is within an area described in Subsection (4)(a); or\n(ii) while a driver or passenger of a motor vehicle within an area described in Subsection (4)(a), accepting, transacting, exchanging, or otherwise taking possession or control of money or property from a pedestrian.\n(e) Conduct that impedes or blocks traffic does not include:\n(i) the conduct described in Section 41-6a-209 or other lawful direction of a peace officer;\n(ii) conduct or actions resulting from a traffic accident, medical emergency, or similar exigent circumstance, including:\n(A) exchanging insurance information; or\n(B) exchanging contact information; or\n(iii) conduct or actions that occur while the motor vehicle is legally parked.\n(f) A county or municipality may adopt a resolution, ordinance, or regulation prohibiting conduct in locations described in Subsections (4)(a) and (b) within any of the roadways under its jurisdiction.\n(g)\n(i) The state, a county, or a municipality shall create a permitting process for granting a person an exemption from this Subsection (4).\n(ii) Upon receipt of a valid permit application, the state, a county, or a municipality shall grant a person a temporary exemption from this Subsection (4) for a specified location or time.\n(h) Nothing in this section prohibits a temporary spontaneous demonstration.\n(5) A pedestrian who is under the influence of alcohol or any drug to a degree which renders the pedestrian a hazard may not walk or be on a highway except on a sidewalk or sidewalk area.\n(6) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a pedestrian on a roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway.\n(7) A pedestrian may not walk along or on a no-access freeway facility except during an emergency.\n(8)\n(a) As used in this Subsection (8):\n(i) \"Aggressive manner\" means intentionally:\n(A) persisting in approaching or following an individual after the individual has negatively responded to the solicitation;\n(B) engaging in conduct that would cause a reasonable individual to fear imminent bodily harm;\n(C) engaging in conduct that would intimidate a reasonable individual into giving money or goods;\n(D) blocking the path of an individual; or\n(E) physically contacting an individual or the individual's personal property without that individual's consent.\n(ii) \"Bank\" is as defined in Section 13-42-102.\n(iii) \"Sidewalk\" is as defined in Section 41-6a-102.\n(b) An individual may not solicit money or goods from another individual in an aggressive manner:\n(i) during the business hours of a bank if either the individual soliciting, or the individual being solicited, is on the portion of a sidewalk that is within 10 feet of the bank's entrance or exit; or\n(ii) on the portion of a sidewalk that is within 10 feet of an automated teller machine.\n(9)\n(a) Except as provided in Subsection (9)(b), a violation of this section is an infraction.\n(b) A third or subsequent violation of Subsection (4) in a one-year period is a class C misdemeanor.","path":["Title 41 Motor Vehicles","Chapter 41-6a Traffic Code","Part 41-6a-10 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title41/Chapter6a/41-6a-S1009.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"00522b131084dd8e85a9625f8e57bfc7fe30389147eb7184bfd61f739eb71f91","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1008","next":"us-ut/utah-code-41-6a-1010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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