Public Conduct in Westland, MI (2026)
5 verified public conduct rules for Westland, Michigan, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Public Urination
Westland makes it a misdemeanor to urinate or defecate in any public place within the city outside an appropriate toilet facility, charged as disorderly conduct.
Westland Public Urination Ban
Some RestrictionsWestland Code of Ordinances § 62-97 (Code 1981, § 22-79; Ord. No. 109-F-3-A, § 1, 2-17-98; Ord. No. 109-F-2-A, § 1, 1-6-14)
(a)It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to be a disorderly person.(b)A person is a disorderly person if the person is any of the following:...(14)A person found urinating or defecating in any public place within the city, except within an appropriate toilet facility.
Loud Party Ordinance
Westland makes it a misdemeanor to create loud, unreasonable noise that disturbs neighbors' comfort or peace, including amplified music and gatherings audible 50 feet away or inside another dwelling.
Westland Noise Ordinance Bans Loud Disturbing Sound
Some RestrictionsWestland Code of Ordinances § 62-99(a), (a)(1)b (Code 1981, § 22-20; Ord. No. 109-K-3-A, § 1, 2-17-98)
(a)It shall be a misdemeanor for any person to create, assist in creating, permit, continue, or permit the continuance of any unreasonably loud, disturbing, or unnecessary noise, which disturbs the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others within the limits of the city.(1)The following acts, among others, are declared to be unreasonably loud, disturbing or unnecessary noises in violati...
Loitering Rules
Westland's disorderly-persons ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to loiter around illegal businesses, vice locations, or police and court buildings, or to jostle and crowd people unnecessarily in public.
Westland Bans Loitering Under Disorderly-Persons Law
Some RestrictionsWestland Code of Ordinances § 62-97(b)(9), (10), (12) (Code 1981, § 22-79; Ord. No. 109-F-2-A, § 1, 1-6-14)
(9)A person found loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution or place where prostitution or lewdness is practiced, encouraged or allowed.(10)A person who knowingly loiters in or about a place where an illegal occupation or business is being conducted.(11)A person who loiters in or about a police station, police headquarters building, county jail, hospital, court building, or other public ...
Outdoor Smoking Restrictions
Westland prohibits consuming or smoking marihuana in any public place, including parks and sidewalks, and bars smoking it anywhere the property owner, occupier or manager has posted a prohibition.
Westland Bans Marihuana Smoking In Public Places
Significant RestrictionsWestland Code of Ordinances § 62-337(b)(4), (b)(6) (Ord. No. 101-G-9-2, § 1, 8-19-19)
(b)No person shall do any of the following:(1)Operate, navigate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile, off-road recreational vehicle, or motorboat while under the influence of marihuana. Violation of this subsection is subject to penalty as provided for in section 98-37—98-370 of the Westland City Code;(2)Transfer marihuana or marihuana accessories to a person un...
Public Alcohol Use
Westland bans drinking alcohol on any public highway citywide, and bars all liquor except beer or wine in unlicensed parks or amusement places.
Westland Prohibits Drinking Alcohol in Public
Significant RestrictionsWestland Code of Ordinances § 62-98 (Code 1981, § 22-80)
No person shall consume any alcoholic liquor on any public highway in the city. No alcoholic liquor, except beer or wine, shall be consumed in any public park or place of amusement within the city not licensed to sell alcoholic liquor for consumption on the premises, unless otherwise permitted by law.
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