City Ordinance Revisions 2025/08/26 Curfew Ordinance

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                                 City of Muskegon
                             Muskegon County, Michigan
                           Ordinance Amendment No. 2546

THE CITY OF MUSKEGON HEREBY ORDAINS:

  1. Chapter 54, Article VII, Section 54-241 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
     of Muskegon, Michigan, is amended to read as follows:

        Sec. 54-241. Curfew for underage persons.

        (a) It is unlawful for any minor 17 years of age or younger to loiter, wander, stroll
            or play in or upon the public streets, highways, roads, alleys, parks, playgrounds
            or other public grounds, public places, public buildings, places of amusement,
            eating places, vacant lots or any place unsupervised by an adult having the
            lawful authority to be at such places between the hours of 11:00 p.m. on any
            day and 6:00 a.m. of the following day; provided that the provisions of this
            subsection shall not apply in the following instances:

           (1)    When a minor is accompanied by such minor's parent, guardian or other
           adult person having the lawful care and custody of the minor.

           (2)    When the minor is upon an emergency errand directed by such minor's
           parent or guardian or other adult person having the lawful care and custody of
           such minor.

           (3)    When the minor is returning directly home from a school activity,
           entertainment, recreational activity or dance.

           (4)    When the minor is returning directly home from lawful employment that
           makes it necessary to be in the places referenced in this section during the
           proscribed period of time.

           (5)    When the minor is attending or traveling directly to or from an activity
           involving the exercise of the first amendment rights of free speech, freedom of
           assembly or free exercise of religion.

           (6)    When the minor is engaged in interstate travel with the consent of his
           parent or guardian.

       (b) It is unlawful for the parent, guardian or other person having custody or control
           of any child to allow such child to violate the provisions of subsection (a) of this
           section.

       (c) Any person who violates this section shall be responsible for a municipal civil
           infraction.


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This ordinance adopted:

      Ayes: Kochin, St.Clair, Johnson, Kilgo, Keener, and German
      Nays: None


Adoption Date: August 26, 2025
Effective Date: September 12, 2025
First Reading: August 12, 2025
Second Reading: August 26, 2025


                                                 CITY OF MUSKEGON


                                             By:___________________________________
                                                Ann Marie Meisch, MMC
                                                City Clerk




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                                        CERTIFICATE

      The undersigned, being the duly qualified clerk of the City of Muskegon, Muskegon
County, Michigan, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of an
ordinance adopted by the City Commission of the City of Muskegon, at a regular meeting of
the City Commission on the 26th day of August, 2025, at which meeting a quorum was present
and remained throughout, and that the original of said ordinance is on file in the records of the
City of Muskegon. I further certify that the meeting was conducted, and public notice was
given, pursuant to and in full compliance with Act No. 267, Public Acts of Michigan of 1976,
as amended, and that minutes were kept and will be or have been made available as required
thereby.


DATED: August 26, 2025
                                                   Ann Marie Meisch, MCC
                                                   City Clerk


Publish:    Notice of Adoption to be published once within ten (10) days of final adoption.




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                                  CITY OF MUSKEGON
                                 NOTICE OF ADOPTION

TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED

       Please take notice that on August 26, 2025, the City Commission of the City of
       Muskegon amended Section 54-241 of Chapter 54, Article VII, "Offenses and
       Miscellaneous Provisions", whereby the following change was made:

   1. Chapter 54, Article VII, Section 54-241 is amended to prohibit a minor 17 years of age
      or younger from violating the City's curfew ordinance.

Copies of the ordinance may be viewed and purchased at reasonable cost at the Office of the
City Clerk in the City Hall, 933 Terrace Street, Muskegon, Michigan, during regular business
hours.

This ordinance amendment is effective ten (10) days from the date of this publication.


                                                  CITY OF MUSKEGON


Published: September 2, 2025
                                                  Ann Marie Meisch, MMC
                                                  City Clerk



            PUBLISH ONCE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF FINAL PASSAGE




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