CHAPTER 31: GENERAL OFFENSES *

Section

Article I. In General

   31-1   Arrest — interfering with police officer

   31-2   Same — resisting

   31-3   Assault; police officer

   31-3.1   Labor membership; strike actions; hiring replacement workers

   31-4   Atwood Stadium and the like; acts prohibited at public functions

   31-5   Contraceptives; sale; instruction in use; condom vending machines

   31-5.1   Parental responsibility — definitions

   31-5.2   Same — parental responsibility

   31-5.3   Same — notification of parent; record of notification

   31-5.4   Truancy reduction

   31-5.4.1   Definitions

   31-5.5   Violation and penalty

   31-6   Contributing to delinquency of minors

   31-7   Curfew — minors 12 and under

   31-7.1   School year curfew — minors 12 and under

   31-8   Curfew — minors 14 and under

   31-8.1   School year curfew — minors 14 and under

   31-9   Curfew — minors under 17

   31-9.1   School year curfew — minors under 17

   31-9.2   Daytime curfew — Minors under 17

   31-9.3   Curfew — failure of parent or guardian to collect minor

   31-10   Same — persons 17 or over abiding or abetting violations

   31-11   Disorderly house — frequenting; what constitutes; proof of character of house

   31-12   Disorderly conduct and disorderly persons

   31-12.1   Hindering or assaulting City employees; injury to City vehicles

   31-13   Larceny

   31-13.1   Forfeiture

   31-13.2   Penalties

   31-14   Begging or panhandling

   31-15   Rioters; collectors of crowds and the like

   31-16   Prowling

   31-17   Window peepers

   31-18   Arrest procedures

   31-19   False reports to police

   31-19.1   Alarm system user

   31-19.2   False alarm fee

   31-19.3   Interference with telephone communications systems

   31-19.4   Audible or visual signals

   31-19.5   Penalty

   31-19.6   Severability

   31-19.7   Rules and regulations for implementation

   31-20   Firearms — handling, firing and the like

   31-20.1   Same — minors possessing

   31-20.2   Access to firearms by minors

   31-20.3   Fireworks

   31-21   Fixtures and the like for lighting public places — damaging or destroying

   31-22   Gambling house — keeping

   31-23   Same — permitting house to be used for gambling

   31-24   Same — frequenting

   31-25   Same — right of entry of police; seizure and disposition of gambling devices

   31-26   Glue, marihuana, controlled substances and other toxic substances — definitions of certain terms

   31-27   Same — purchase, sale and the like

   31-27.1   Same — unlawful delivery of and unlawful possession with intent to deliver

   31-27.1.1   Medical exemption for possession and use of marihuana and marihuana paraphernalia

   31-27.2   Definitions relative to controlled substances

   31-27.3   Use of paraphernalia for controlled substances; exceptions

   31-27.3.1   Notice of violation of § 31-27.3

   31-27.4   Penalty for violations of §§ 31-27.2 and 31-27.3

   31-28   Proof that purchaser of model airplane glue is 17 or older

   31-29   Records of seller of model airplane glue

   31-30   Inhaling of model airplane glue; use of seeds

   31-31   Display or storage of substances by seller

   31-32   Prostitution — generally

   31-33   Crime of prostitution

   31-33.1   Patronizing prostitute

   31-33.2   Sex of parties immaterial in prosecution for prostitution or patronizing prostitute

   31-33.3   “Sexual conduct” defined

   31-33.3.1   Sexual conduct performed in a vehicle

   31-33.4   Promoting prostitution

   31-33.5   Profiting from prostitution

   31-33.6   Permitting prostitution

   31-33.7   Soliciting

   31-33.8   Penalty for second or subsequent violation of §§ 31-32 – 31-33.7

   31-34   Filing complaint against suspected house of prostitution — issuance of warrant; arrests

   31-35   Same — execution of warrant

   31-36   Iceboxes, refrigerators or other airtight containers; abandonment

   31-37   Dangerous weapons — possession restricted

   31-38   Same — same — minors

   31-39   Possession or sale of switch blade

   31-40   Same — sale, gift or loan to minor

   31-40.1   Same — exceptions to restrictions and prohibition

   31-41   Same — violations

   31-41.1   Brandishing toy, replica or facsimile firearms

   31-41.2   Penalty for § 31-41.1

   31-42   Loitering in District Court

   31-42.1   Loitering at the MTA Transportation Center

   31-43   Magazines and the like appealing to prurient or violent interests

   31-43.1   Same — sale, distribution and the like

   31-43.2   Possession of printed material, visual representation or sound recording depicting or describing body or conduct of child for purpose of sexual stimulation

   31-43.3   Display of obscene materials

   31-44   Reserved

   31-45   Municipal Center; presence in buildings after 11:00 p.m.

   31-45.1, 31-45.2   Reserved

   31-45.3   Picketing; certain acts prohibited

   31-45.4   Possession of certain chemical substances without prescription

   31-46   Use of intoxicating liquors, drugs or controlled substances — restricted in public places

   31-47   Same — arrest and detention

   31-48   Public structures; defacing, marring and the like

   31-48.1   Removal of graffiti

   31-49   Smoking on buses

   31-50   Smoking or carrying lighted tobacco in certain places

   31-51   Designation of areas where smoking prohibited — duty of owner

   31-52   Same — posting of signs

   31-53   Effective date of smoking regulations

   31-54   Entrance upon lands or premises of another; failure to leave upon request

   31-55   Actions blocking or obstructing vehicular or pedestrian traffic

   31-56   Reserved

   31-57   Flint River

   31-58   Harassing telephone calls or visits

   31-58.1   School safety zone — defined

   31-58.2   Same — violations therein

   31-58.3   Harassing communications

   31-59   Creating disturbance, unauthorized entry, firearms, dangerous weapons on school property and the like

   31-60   Filing untrue complaint with knowledge of untruth

   31-61   Giving false statements under oath

   31-62   Larceny

   31-63   Destruction of or injury to property to extent of $100.00 or less

   31-64   Defrauding a business

   31-65 – 31-69   Reserved

Article II. Noise Control

   31-70   Short title

   31-71   Definitions

   31-72   Noise disturbances; prohibited acts

   31-73   Impulsive noise levels and prohibitions

   31-74   Intermittent noise levels and prohibitions

   31-75   Continuous noise levels and prohibitions

   31-76   Perpetual noise levels and prohibitions

   31-77   Exemptions

   31-78   Penalty and law enforcement

   31-79   Severability

Article III. Blight Violations

   31-80   Creation of Administrative Hearings Bureau

   31-81   Blight violation

   31-82   Hearing Officer

   31-83   Initiation of proceedings

   31-84   Response to violation notice

   31-85   Hearings

   31-86   Penalties

   31-87   Default judgments

   31-88   Appeal

   Appendix: Maximum Levels in dB(A)s

ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL

§ 31-1 ARREST — INTERFERING WITH POLICE OFFICER.

   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere, by means of any threat or violence, to deter or prevent any police officer from effecting a lawful arrest or performing any duty imposed upon such police officer by law.

   (b)   It shall be unlawful for any person to attempt to interfere with a police officer while said officer is engaged in making a lawful arrest, or to attempt to resist arrest or attempt to assault a police officer while said officer is discharging, or attempt to discharge, a duty of his office, or is engaged in making a lawful arrest.

(Ord. 1864, passed 9-9-1965)

Statutory reference:

   Interfering with police officer, see MCLA 750.479