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Code of Ordinance › Chapter 42 — OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS › Article II — OFFENSES AGAINST THE PEACE › Division 2 — DISORDERLY PERSONS

Section 42.52

Acts constituting disorderly conduct.

Adopted August 30, 2015

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)

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