(A) Malicious mischief generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to wilfully destroy, remove, damage, alter or in any manner deface any property not his or her own, or any public school building, or any public building, bridge, fire hydrant, alarm box, street light, street sign, traffic control device, railroad sign or signal, parking meter or shade tree belonging to the city or located in the public places of the city, or mark or post handbills on, or in any manner mar the walls of, any public building, or fence, tree or pole within the city, or destroy, take or meddle with any property belonging to the city, or remove same from the building or place where it may be kept, placed or stored, without proper authority; or disturb, tamper with, disconnect or damage any city water meter without proper authority.
(B) Pollution, damage to drinking fountains. It shall be unlawful for any person to destroy, injure or in any manner deface any drinking fountain located in the city, or throw or deposit any substance therein, or in any manner pollute the water in the basin of any fountain or detach the cups or other parts of the drinking fountains.
(C) Prowling in alleys, on private property. It shall be unlawful for any person to prowl about any alley or the private premises of any other person in the nighttime, without authority or the permission of the owner of the premises.
(D) Trespass upon lands or premises of another. Any person who shall willfully enter upon the lands or premises of another without lawful authority, after having been forbidden so to do by the owner or occupant, agent or servant of the owner or occupant, or after the lands or premises have been previously posted by the owner or occupant, agent or servant of the owner or occupant, with a conspicuous notice forbidding any trespass thereon, or any person being upon the land or premises of another, upon being notified to depart therefrom by the owner or occupant, the agent or servant of either, who without lawful authority neglects or refuses to depart therefrom, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(E) Unlawful presence. It shall be unlawful for any person to lurk, lie in wait or be concealed in any building or any yard or premises within the city, with intent to do any mischief or to pilfer or to commit any crime or offense whatever.
(F) Window peeping. No person shall be found looking into the windows or doors of any house, apartment or other residence in the city, in a manner as would be likely to interfere with the occupants reasonable expectation of privacy and without the occupant’s express or implied consent.
(G) Unlawful entry. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter any enclosed or unenclosed vegetable garden or orchard located within the city without the consent of the owner or tenant, or his or her agent and there cut down, injure, damage, destroy, eat or carry away any portion of the garden, including any growing thing, crop, tree, timber, grass, seed, soil, fertilizer, water supply, tool, implement, fence or any other protective device or any other thing used for the development, cultivation, maintenance and use of the aforesaid gardens or orchards, including decorative planters and flower gardens and flowers or plants.
(Ord. 142, passed 9-20-1993; Ord. 182, §§ 1, 2, passed 2-13-2012) Penalty, see § 133.99
Statutory reference:
Malicious mischief, see M.C.L.A. §§ 750.377a et seq.
Person defined as a disorderly person, see M.C.L.A. § 750.167(1)(c)
Similar provisions, see M.C.L.A. § 750.552