Flint, MI Public Conduct: Outdoor Smoking Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Flint City Code § 31-50
- Covers
- any public place; Hurley campus streets
- First offense fine
- $25
- Repeat offense
- +$25 per offense
Summary
Flint prohibits smoking or carrying lighted tobacco in any public place, plus specific outdoor streets and sidewalks around the Hurley Medical Center campus, with a $25 fine for a first offense.
It shall be unlawful for any person to smoke or carry lighted tobacco in any form in any of the following areas:...(b) Any public place, at a meeting of a public body and a state or local governmental agency, food service establishment or any nonsmoking area of a casino....(i) Smoking shall not be permitted on the following streets and sidewalks internal to the Hurley Medical Center Campus...(k) Failure to comply shall result in a fine of $25.00 for the first offense.
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 § 31-50 bans smoking or carrying lighted tobacco in listed areas, including 'any public place' generally, and, as an outdoor-specific application, the streets and sidewalks internal to the Hurley Medical Center Campus (Sixth Avenue, Begole Street, Seventh Avenue and Patrick Street in the ranges listed). The ban also covers retail stores, elevators, hospitals, theater seating areas, museums, and business areas an owner designates and signs. A first violation draws a $25 fine, rising by $25 for each subsequent offense.
Violations & Fines
Failure to comply results in a $25 fine for the first offense, increased by an additional $25 for each subsequent offense, per § 31-50(k).
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