Troy, MI Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

" That means drinking in a park, on a sidewalk, in a parking lot, or anywhere else the public has access is unlawful the moment the location lacks an MLCC license, regardless of the drinker's age or behavior. " Both carry the identical misdemeanor penalty: imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 90 days, a fine of not more than $500, or both. Chapter 98 also addresses underage drinking immediately after these sections: anyone under 21 who purchases, consumes, or possesses alcohol, or who registers any bodily alcohol content, faces a civil infraction with a $100 fine for a first offense, escalating for repeat violations, and a police officer with reasonable cause may request a preliminary breath test from a suspected underage drinker.

Troy police enforce both the public-consumption and public-intoxication sections directly; no permit or special event exception appears in the text beyond the MLCC-licensed-premises carve-out, so a beer at a backyard barbecue is fine but the same can on a public sidewalk or in an unlicensed parking lot is not.