Public Conduct in Dearborn, MI (2026)
8 verified public conduct rules for Dearborn, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Aggressive Panhandling
Dearborn bans aggressive panhandling in public areas, including touching, blocking, following, or intimidating gestures. First offense is a $100 civil fine; repeat offenses in the same year are a misdemeanor.
Dearborn Aggressive Solicitation Ban
Significant RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 14-12
A person shall not solicit another person under any of the following circumstances: In a public area, by... Intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly making physical contact with or touching another person without that person's consent... Approaching or following a person in a manner that is intended or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent apprehension or bodily harm... First o...
Public Urination
Dearborn makes it unlawful to urinate or defecate in a public place or in view of the public, regardless of whether anyone actually witnesses the act.
Dearborn Public Urination and Defecation Ban
Significant RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 14-161
No person shall urinate or defecate in a public place or in any other place in view of the public not specifically designated for that purpose or under circumstances in which his or her conduct is likely to be viewed by others, whether or not the urination or defecation actually occur. (Ord. No. 06-1065, 4-3-06) Secs. 14-162—14-175. - Reserved. Editor’s note—Ord. No. 19-1638, adopted Jan. 29...
Skateboarding Rules
Skateboards, skates, bicycles, scooters, and other wheeled apparatus are banned inside the Dearborn Dog Park, the city's fenced off-leash park facility.
Dearborn Dog Park Skateboard Ban
Significant RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 15-58(a)(5)
(a) While in the dog park, it shall be unlawful: ... (5) For any person to possess/use a skateboard, skates, a bicycle, a scooter or any other wheeled apparatus. The operation of a non-motorized wheelchair or motorized mobility device by a person with physical disabilities is exempt from this sub-section.
Loitering Rules
Dearborn bans loitering, loafing, or standing idle in public places that obstructs streets, sidewalks, or business entrances after a police officer orders a person to move on.
Dearborn Loitering and Public Obstruction Rules
Some RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 14-136
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to loiter, loaf, wander, stand or remain idle either alone or in consort with others in a public place in such manner so as to: (1) Obstruct any public street, public highway, public sidewalk or any other public place or building by hindering or impeding or tending to hinder or impede the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or ...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Dearborn bans smoking within 15 feet of play structures in its community parks and entirely inside mini-parks that have play equipment.
Dearborn Park Smoking Restrictions
Some RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 15-36(b), (c), (e)
(b) Community and neighborhood parks. Smoke or smoking is prohibited within 15 feet of the outermost edge of any play structure that has been erected in a community or neighborhood park. ... (c) Mini-Parks with play equipment. Smoke or smoking is prohibited within any mini-park that has play equipment. ... (e) A violation of this section shall constitute a civil infraction, which shall be punis...
Jaywalking
Dearborn pedestrians must cross streets only at marked crosswalks at intersections; crossing anywhere else on the roadway violates Sec. 18-552, though drivers still owe pedestrians a duty of care everywhere.
Dearborn Jaywalking & Crosswalk Rule
Some RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 18-552
Pedestrians shall not cross the street or roadway at any point, other than at the crosswalks at intersections. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian upon any street or roadway, and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary, and shall exercise proper precaution upon observing any perso...
Public Marijuana Use
Dearborn bars consuming or smoking marijuana in public, or wherever the property owner prohibits it, punishable by a $100 civil fine or a misdemeanor for larger amounts.
Dearborn Public Marijuana Consumption Ban
Significant RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 14-158(c)(5)
(5) Consume marijuana in a public or smoke marijuana where prohibited by the person who owns, occupies, or manages the property, except for purposes of this subsection, (c)(5), a public place does not include an area the city has designated as an authorized area of consumption that is not accessible to persons under the age of 21;
Public Alcohol Use
Dearborn bans drinking or carrying an open alcoholic container on any public street, highway, or vehicle parked there: including school parking lots.
Dearborn Public Alcohol Consumption Ban
Significant RestrictionsDearborn Code of Ordinances § 14-132
It shall be unlawful for any person within the city to consume any alcoholic beverages on a public highway or street, or in a vehicle which is moving, standing or parked on a public highway or street. A public highway or street shall include parking lots open to the public generally, such as, but not limited to, school parking lots. (b) Any person who possesses or has under his control an ...
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