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Code of Ordinance › Chapter 42 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Any person convicted of being a disorderly person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished in accordance with section 1-11. (Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 20.122, 20.152)

Any person who shall do any of the following acts in the village shall be guilty of disorderly conduct:

1. (1) Refusing or neglecting his family when he has sufficient ability.
2. (2) Engaging in prostitution.
3. (3) Engaging in an illegal occupation or business.
4. (4) Being intoxicated in a public place while either endangering directly the safety of another person or property or acting in a manner that causes a public disturbance.
5. (5) Vagrancy.
6. (6) Loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution or place where prostitution or lewdness is practiced, encouraged or allowed.
7. (7) Knowingly loitering in or about a place where an illegal occupation or business is being conducted.
8. (8) Loitering in or about a police station, police headquarters building, county jail, hospital, court or other public building or place for the purpose of soliciting employment or legal services or the services of sureties upon criminal recognizances. State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 750.167.
9. (9) Inciting, encouraging, participating in any manner in or being connected with any row, riot, unlawful assemblage or disorder, or making or assisting in making any noise or disturbance which shall tend to destroy peace and good order. State Law reference— Incitement to riot, MCL 752.542; committing riot, MCL 752.541; unlawful assembly, MCL 752.543.
10. (10) Disturbing or being instrumental in disturbing any school, meeting or congregation lawfully assembled, whether religious, political or otherwise. State Law reference— Disturbing public places, MCL 750.170; disturbing religious worship, MCL 752.525, 750.169.
11. (11) Jostling or roughly crowding or pushing any person unnecessarily in any street, alley or other public place. State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 750.167(1)(l).
12. (12) Engaging in any fray, or committing any assault or assault and battery upon another or committing any act whatsoever amounting to a breach of the peace. State Law reference— Assaults, MCL 750.81 et seq.
13. (13) Being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs upon any public street or in any public place. State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 750.167(1)(e).
14. (14) Making any immoral or obscene exhibition or exposure of person. State Law reference— Person engaged in indecent or obscene conduct deemed a disorderly person, MCL 750.167(1)(f); indecent exposure, MCL 750.335a.
15. (15) Engaging in any indecent, insulting, immoral or obscene conduct in any public street, alley or public place. State Law reference— Person engaged in indecent or obscene conduct deemed a disorderly person, MCL 750.167(1)(f).
16. (16) Uttering any profanity or indecent or improper language in any street, alley or other public place. State Law reference— Indecent language, MCL 750.103, 750.337.
17. (17) Publishing, selling, offering for sale, giving away, exhibiting or possessing for such purpose any obscene, indecent, immoral book, pamphlet, paper, picture, statuary, image or representation. State Law reference— Obscene material, MCL 752.361 et seq.
18. (18) Conducting, managing or being connected with any indecent or obscene show or exhibition of any kind. State Law reference— Obscene material, MCL 752.361 et seq.
19. (19) Engaging in any window peeking. State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 750.167(1)(c).
20. (20) Spitting on any street or sidewalk or on the floor or wall of any place of public assemblage.
21. (21) Discharging any firearm or airgun. State Law reference— Firearms, MCL 28.421 et seq.; firearms and weapons, MCL 750.222 et seq.
22. (22) Exploding any fireworks or firecrackers except with written permission of the village council. State Law reference— Fireworks, MCL 750.243a et seq.
23. (23) Maliciously or willfully destroying, defacing, damaging or injuring any public property or any private property owned by another. State Law reference— Malicious mischief, MCL 750.377 et seq.
24. (24) Reserved.
25. (25) Insulting, accosting, molesting or otherwise annoying either by word of mouth, or by sign or motion, any person in any street, alley or other public place.
26. (26) Misrepresenting or falsifying one's age, or the age of another, for the purpose of obtaining beer, wine, liquor or other intoxicating beverage for any minor under the age of 21 years. State Law reference— Use of false identification to purchase or consume alcoholic liquor, MCL 436.1703.
27. (27) Obstructing, resisting, injuring, or failing or refusing to comply with any lawful order or direction of a police officer. State Law reference— Obstruction of a police officer, MCL 750.479.
28. (28) Engaging in throwing balls, frisbees or other objects in any manner that interferes with pedestrian or vehicular traffic, or loud playing of car radios and tape decks in such a manner which shall tend to destroy peace and good order. (Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 20.121, 20.151; Motion of 11-19-2013)

Disorderly conduct, as defined in section 42-52, is hereby prohibited in the village. (Comp. Ords. 1987, § 20.151) Secs. 42-54—42-70. - Reserved. [1]

Footnotes:

--- (1) --- State Law reference— Certain loiterers deemed disorderly persons, MCL 750.167.

1. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter on any street, sidewalk, overpass or public place. For the purpose of this section, loitering is defined as the act of standing or idling in or about any street, sidewalk, overpass or public place within the village so as to hinder or impede or tend to hinder or impede the passage of pedestrians or vehicles.
2. (b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall, upon conviction, be punished in accordance with section 1-11. (Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 20.721, 20.722)

1. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, either individually or in pairs or in groups, to go upon and loiter upon or remain upon any public parking lot during close of business hours for any purpose other than parking and leaving an automobile, or, during close of business hours, to go upon and loiter and remain upon vacant portions, including driveways and parking areas, of any privately owned business or industrial establishment, without the consent of the owners, and for any purpose not connected with attending to business in the establishment on such premises.
2. (b) A person convicted of being in violation of this section shall be punished in accordance with section 1- 11. (Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 20.731, 20.732)

1. (a) Applicability. This section shall apply to all premises in the village on which are located business, commercial or industrial establishments.
2. (b) Loitering on vacant portions. It shall be a trespass and unlawful for any person, during the close of business hours, to go upon and loiter and remain upon vacant portions, including driveways and parking areas, of any privately owned business, commercial or industrial establishment within the village for any purpose not connected with attending to business in the establishment on such premises.
3. (c) Standing or sitting on or against buildings. It shall be a trespass and unlawful for any person, during close of business hours, to loiter and remain upon or against any business, commercial or industrial building within the village, including standing or sitting in doorways or other projecting parts of buildings, or leaning against windows or doors of buildings, for any purpose not connected with attending to business within such building.
4. (d) "Vacant portions" defined. For purposes of this section, vacant portions shall include doorways, entranceways and indented or bay areas of any storefront.
5. (e) Posting of business hours. Any owner may post a notice in or on a business, commercial or industrial building visible from outside of the building stating the business hours of the establishment and that such notice is posted pursuant to this section. Any acts prohibited by this section committed not within the posted business hours shall be a violation of this section.
6. (f) Penalty. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished in accordance with section 1-11. (Comp. Ords. 1987, §§ 20.741—20.745, 20.748) Secs. 42-74—42-100. - Reserved.

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