Troy, MI Public Conduct: Loitering Rules (2026)

Troy does not have a general status-based loitering ban for adults on ordinary public streets; the city's operative loitering rule targets drug activity specifically. 03, printed among the Drugs provisions of Chapter 98's Criminal Code, states that no person shall loiter, frequent or live in any place with the intent to use, sell, dispense, furnish, give away, store or keep illegal drugs, hypodermic syringes, needles, empty gelatin capsules or narcotic paraphernalia. 06, all enacted as part of the same Drugs article of the Criminal Code.

Because the offense requires proof of intent, an officer must show more than mere presence: the person's conduct, statements, or items found on them, such as paraphernalia or packaging materials, must point toward an intent to use, sell, furnish or store the listed substances or equipment. Unlike Troy's marihuana public-consumption rule, which is only a civil infraction capped at a $100 fine, a conviction for loitering with intent to use or sell drugs is a misdemeanor: imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500, or both. The Troy Police Department enforces the section as part of its narcotics and street-level enforcement. 03 is the city's general-purpose loitering offense for adults.