Flint, MI Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Sit-Lie Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Flint City Code § 31-42.1
- Where it applies
- MTA Transportation Center only
- Trigger
- after an officer's removal order
- Max penalty
- 90 days and/or $500 fine
Summary
Flint bars standing, sitting or lying down in doorways, corridors and boarding areas of the MTA Transportation Center once a person is ordered to leave and their presence impedes, intimidates, or is for loitering rather than transit business.
It shall be unlawful for any person, not being in attendance for the transaction of business at the MTA Transportation Center, after having been ordered by a law enforcement officer to remove himself or herself from the premises, to loiter or remain standing, sitting or lying down in the doorways, corridors, approaches, sitting areas, or bus boarding areas when said conduct has the effect of impeding or obstructing legitimate transportation center customers or employees from moving about in or around the Transportation Center.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person, not being in attendance for the transaction of business at the MTA Transportation Center, after having been ordered by a law enforcement officer to remove himself or herself from the premises, to loiter or remain standing, sitting or lying down in the doorways, corridors, approaches, sitting areas, or bus boarding areas when said conduct has the effect of intimidating others from using the Transportation Center.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person, not being in attendance for the transaction of business at the MTA Transportation Center, after having been ordered by a law enforcement officer to remove himself or herself from the premises, to loiter or remain standing, sitting or lying down in the doorways, corridors, approaches, or bus boarding areas when said conduct is for the purpose of socializing or resting at the Transportation Center.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2016 Code: Local legislation current through Ordinance 3821, passed 3-1-2012).
Full Breakdown
Flint City Code § 31-42.1 is a facility-specific sit-lie ordinance: after a law-enforcement officer orders a person not conducting business at the MTA Transportation Center to leave, it becomes unlawful for that person to loiter or remain standing, sitting or lying down in the doorways, corridors, approaches, sitting areas or bus boarding areas if the conduct impedes customers or employees, intimidates others, or is merely for socializing or resting. This is limited to the Transportation Center, it is not a citywide sit-lie ban. Violations of subsections (a)-(c) are misdemeanors.
Violations & Fines
Any violation of subsections (a), (b) or (c) is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a $500 fine, per § 31-42.1(e).
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