( · m MIChJfiAN STATE . -. UBRAlilVk11:;11 i MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ORDINANCES WITHDRAWN - ..... ," LD 3d)~ s . }'(~ 00 .6° \ 9 9 d) C,d) LIBRARY Michigan State University MIC HIGA N STAT E UNIVERSITY January, 1992 Dear MSU Community Members: The Secretary of the Board of Trustees is the officer responsible for the maintenance of the Michigan State University Ordinances and the guardian of the official University Seal. The seal is an important part of our heritage and symbolizes the dedication and In order to continue that respect past officers have given to their positions. preservation of history, the Ordinances have again been revised. The last printing of the Michigan State University Ordinances was completed in 1979. Since then a number of new ordinances and amendments to existing ordinances have been enacted. This reprinting incorporates these enactments and establishes a new format which will more easily permit the incorporation of future amendments and additions as they occur. This reprinting of the Ordinances is distributed to the University community with the expectation that Deans, Directors, and Chairpersons will become familiar with their content and will share this information with those in their units. ( SECRETARY OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES 450 Administration Bui lding East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1046 517/353-4647 FAX 517/355-4670 Sincerely yours, 1A...cv+-v ~'4.) Marylee Davis, Ph.D. Secretary of the· Board of Trustees MLD/sg MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity institution. CERTIFICATION OF THE MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ORDINAN~ I hereby certify that the attached ordinances to provide regulations and control of the use of streets, highways, and property within the campus of Michigan State University and for the benefit and protection of its property and the conducting of University business were passed by the Board of Trustees at a-meeting duly called and held at East Lansing, Michigan, on July 24, 1964, and amended at meetings duly called and held at East Lansing, Michigan, on September 21, 1967; June 14, 1968; May 16, 1969; April 17, 1970; September 17, 1970; February 25, 1972; April 20, 1973; August 22, 1973; February 25, 1977; July 27, 1979; May 21, 1981; July 22, 1982; June 6, 1986; December 11, 1987; June 8, 1990; and October 12, 1990 at which quorums were present and voted, and that said ordinances are duly recorded in the minute books of the Board of Trustees and are still in force and effect. ~J~~ Maryleerii;, Ph.D., Secretary January, 1992 ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1.00 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 Sta.tement of fu:rp()Se • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Effttt:iven~ of Ordina.nces ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2 Auth.ority of 'Boa.rd of Tnistees •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 I>esignation of Enforcement ·Powers ••••••••••• .••••••••••••••• 4 Doti~ of Public Safety Officers • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5 6.00 Penalti~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6 7.00 P~ of Ordinan~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7 8.00 Dermitions 9.00 Aircraft •• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 10 11 10.00 Athletic Equipment 11.00 Bicycles; fflegal Taking of • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12 12.00 13.00 14.00 15.00 Boatin.g • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13 Buildings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14 Campin.g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 16 Counterfeiting, Altering, and Copying • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 16.00 Disorderly ~ lag~ or Conduct • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17-18 17.00 Dumpin.g ••• 18.00 Examinations 19.00 Firean:ns or Wea pons 20.00 Fires •• 21.00 Curfew 22.00 Alcoholic Beverag~ 23.00 Model Airplan~ 24.00 Mol~in.g 25.00 Animal'- 26.00 Picnicking 27.00 Plant Materials 28.00 Property: Lost, Found, Stolen, or Abandoned 29.00 Property Removal ••• 30.00 Selling and Advertising 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 January, 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTINUED Michigan State University Ordinances 31.00 Signs and Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34 32.00 Smoking 33.00 Telephones 34.00 Traffic - Rights and Duties of Drivers and Pedestrians 35 36 37-41 35.00 36.00 Driving in Roadway - Following, Overtaking, and ~ing •••••••• 42-44 Tu.ming Movements • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45-46 37.00 Speed Regulations 38.00 School Bus - Overtaking, Meeting, and ~ing Stopped Bus, Signs on Bus 47 48-49 39.00 &I-king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-55 40.00 Miscella.neous Roi~ • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 41.00 Equipment •••••• 42.00 Traffic - Pedestrians 43.00 Bicyclists - Traffic 44.00 Accidents - Traffic 45.00 Administration - Traffic 46.00 Authority of Enforcement Officials 47.00 Application - Traffic 48.00 Washing Vehicles 49.00 Wildlife •••••• 50.00 Severance Provision 51.00 Vehicle, Tampering by Unauthorized Persons 56-61 62-64 65-66 67-70 71-72 73-83 84-86 87-88 89 90 91 92 TOPIC REFERENCE ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 93-105 ( ( January, 1992 11 Michigan State Uni versity Ordinances 1.00 AN ACT TO REVISE, CONSOLIDATE, SUPPLEMENT, AND CODIFY THOSE ORDINANCES PREVIOUSLY ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY RELATING TO THE CONTROL OF PERSONS WITHIN ITS LANDS, FOR THE BENEFIT AND PROTECTION OF ITS PROPERTY, THE USE OF STREETS AND HIGHWAYS IN THE CAMPUS , AND THE CONDUCTING OF UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES, PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY CONFERRED BY THE CONSTITUTION AND STATUTES OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. 1.00 Statement of Purpose 1.01 Objective of Ordinances .01 It appearing to the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University that regulations for the care, preservation, and protection of the property governed by the Board and for control of the conduct of those on said property are essential to secure the successful operation of the University, maintain good order, promote the designed objectives of the University, and to obviate unnecessary and improper interferences with University activities and the lawful activities of those coming upon land governed by the Board, the Board hereby adopts the following provisions: ( Enacted: September 15, 1964 1 January, 1992 2.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 2.00 Effectiveness of Ordinances 2.01 Effective date 2.02 Previous Ordinances abolished 2.03 Exceptions to Ordinances 2.04 Exceptions for student publications 2.05 Prohibitions applicable to public safety officers .01 These ordinances shall be effective at 12:01 a.m., September 15, 1964 . . 02 All ordinances previously enacted by the State Board of Agriculture are hereby declared null and void . . 03 . 04 • 05 Any exceptions to the following sections of these ordinances must be made by written authorization of the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees for Michigan State University: 9.01, 12.01, 14.01, 20.01, 23.01, 25.056, 26.01, 29.01, 30.01, 30.02, 30.04, 31.01, 31.013, 40.14 . The provisions of these ordinances shall not apply to the sale or distribution of student publications except that the method of distribution shall not interfere with normal university functions . The prohibitions stated in the following sections of these ordinances do not apply to Public Safety Officers in their performance of official duties: 35.12, 39.08, and 40.16. ( Enacted: Amended: May 21, 1981 September 15, 1964 January, 1992 2 ( ( \ Michigan State University Ordinances 3.00 3.00 Authority of Board of Trustees 3.01 Source of authority .01 This ordinance is enacted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to and in accordance with the authority and responsibility of said Board as outlined in the Constitution of the State of Michigan and applicable statutes. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 3 January, 1992 4.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 4.00 Designation of Enforcement Powers 4.01 Director of Public Safety to enforce 4.02 Director of Public Safety to appoint subordinates 4.03 Property outside of East Lansing area ( .01 . 02 Pursuant to the authority stated in Section 3.01, the Board of Trustees does hereby entrust the Director of the Department of Public Safety of Michigan State University with the duty of enforcing this ordinance . The Director of the Department of Public Safety of Michigan State University is also charged with the responsibility to appoint subordinates who shall, among other things, be employed to enforce this ordinance . . 03 When the purpose of maintaining necessary control of property governed by the Board of Trustees located in areas beyond the property at or adjacent to East Lansing, and the conduct of persons coming onto this property, the Board may authorize the application of this ordinance or portions of this ordinance to said property. Enforcement authority may be vested with appropriate local officials. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 4 ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 5.00 5.00 Duties of Public Safety Officers 5.01 Duties 5.02 Director of Public Safety restricting access to property .01 Every such person, duly appointed, shall apprehend and arrest any person in violation of any provision of this ordinance and shall make complaint against such violator before any judge having jurisdiction; shall restrict access to any area for the protection of an individual, crime scene, or public safety or convenience; is empowered to delegate to any citizen or peace officer any part or all of his authority to enforce any part or all of the provisions of this ordinance when the citizen or peace officer is acting in conjunction with the public safety officer; shall inspect the properties under control of the Board and establish the identity of those persons found upon the premises after hours or in unusual circumstances; may eject from the property under control of the Board any person unable to establish his right upon the property; shall take into custody any property that appears to be lost, stolen, or abandoned; shall cause to be towed and/or impounded any motor vehicle or bicycle parked contrary to the provisions of the ordinance when the vehicle is causing damage, is parked upon a lawn or crop area, is obstructing normal movement of the public or University operations, or is in violation of the provisions of this ordinance; shall take into protective custody any student appearing to be mentally disturbed until such student can be placed into the care of University Health Center personnel for diagnosis and disposition; shall take into custody any animal found running loose upon property under control of the Board until the animal can be returned to its owner or placed in custody of an animal shelter; shall destroy any animal running loose upon property under control of the Board if unable to capture it; shall take care to ensure the safety and convenience of all persons coming onto property under control of the Board and shall arrest any person who, without proper authority, interferes with or obstructs the right of any person to move about the property in accordance with this ordinance and established rules and regulations; shall be diligent to secure respect for and protection of the civil rights of all persons; may eject from property under control of the Board any person not complying with established rules and regulations even if the rules and regulations are not enforceable under this ordinance; shall ensure by immediate remedial measures if necessary the safety of persons and property at any event held on property under control of the Board . . 02 It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Public Safety or his authorized subordinates to establish temporary restrictions upon access to or use of University buildings, parking lots, streets and highways, or other property of the University or portions thereof as may be deemed necessary or desirable for the convenient and efficient conduct of the affairs of the University; provided that the Director of the Department of Public Safety or his authorized representatives shall make such restrictions known by use of signs, barricades, announcements, posting of police officers or other authorized persons possessing official identification, or establishing police lines beyond which unauthorized persons are not permitted to pass. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 5 January, 1992 6.00 6.00 Penalties 6.01 Misdemeanor 6.02 Civil infraction Michigan State University Ordinances .01 Whosoever shall refuse or fail to conform to such rules or regulations, which may be prescribed by said Board in this ordinance, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof may be fined and/or imprisoned in the county jail of the county wherein the offense was committed, as provided by law . . 02 Whosoever shall refuse or fail to conform to those ordinances that have been designated civil infractions with an asterisk (*) by said Board in this ordinance shall be subject to civil sanctions as provided by law. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 ( ( ( January, 1992 6 Michigan Stare University Ordinances 7.00 7 .00 Posting of Ordinances 7 .01 Requirements for posting .01 Copies of these ordinances, and all subsequent amendments thereto, shall be maintained, in convenient form, in at least three (3) conspicuous places on the lands governed by said Board. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( 7 January, 1992 8.00 8.00 Definitions Michigan State University Ordinances ( ( 8.01 Ordinance 8.02 The Board 8.03 Act 80 8.04 Public Safety Officer 8.05 Singular and plural synonymous 8.06 All genders synonymous 8.07 Person and accused 8.08 Act includes omission 8.09 Property 8.10 Writing and written 8.11 Campus 8.12 Civil infraction The term "ordinance" shall encompass only those rules and regulations hereinafter prescribed . The term "the Board" shall be considered synonymous with the terms "the State Board of Agriculture" and "The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University." The term "Act 80" shall refer only to State of Michigan Public Act 80 of 1905, as amended. The term "Public Safety Officer" shall include all ranks within the organizational framework of the Department of Public Safety of Michigan State University and shall be considered synonymous with any other descriptive title normally assigned to those persons entrusted with the exercising of police powers . The singular number, as used in this ordinance, includes the plural and the plural includes the singular . The masculine gender, as used in this ordinance, includes the feminine and neuter genders . The terms "person," "accused," and similar words include, unless a contrary intention appears, public and private corporations, co-partnerships, and unincorporated or voluntary associations . The term "act" or "doing of an act" includes "omission to act." The word "property" includes any matter or thing upon or in respect to which any offense may be committed . The term "writing," "written," and any item of like import includes words or pictures printed, painted, engraved, lithographed , photographed, or otherwise copied, traced, or made visible to the human eye in any manner whatsoever. ( .01 . 02 .03 .04 . 05 . 06 . 07 . 08 .09 . 10 January, 1992 8 Michigan State University Ordinances 8.11 .11 . 12 The term "campus" as used in this ordinance shall be construed to include all property wheresoever situated, owned, or held by the Board of Trustees in its capacity as the governing board of Michigan State University . "Civil infraction" means an act or omission prohibited by law which is not a crime · as defined in section 5 of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, as amended, being section 750.5 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, and for which civil sanctions may be ordered. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 9 January, 1992 9.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 9.00 Aircraft 9.01 Landing of .01 No person shall land airplanes or helicopters except on the landing strip provided for that purpose. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 10 Michigan State University Ordinances 10.00 10.00 Athletic Equipment 10.01 Improper use of .01 No person shall use athletic equipment or other equipment or materials in a careless manner so as to endanger life or property or to disturb the peace of individuals within the area. Enacted: September 15, 1964 11 January, 1992 11.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 11.00 Bicycles; IDegal Taking Of 11.01 Owner's authority required 11.02 Party to unauthorized taking of .01 . 02 No person shall take or use a bicycle without the authority of the owner . No person shall willfully or knowingly assist or be a party to the unauthorized taking of a bicycle. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( ( ( January, 1992 12 Michigan State University Ordinances 12.00 Boating 12.01 Motor propelled prohibited 12.00 .01 No person shall operate a boat propelled by a motor on the Red Cedar River, or any other body of water, contiguous to or contained within any property under control of the Board of Trustees. Enacted: September 15, 1964 13 January, 1992 13.00 13.00 Buildings Michigan State University Ordinances 13.01 Regulations restricting access or use 13.02 Defacing, damaging, or removing property .01 . 02 The Secretary of the Board of Trustees of Michigan State University is hereby empowered to establish regulations restricting or prohibiting access to and/or use of University buildings and property by employees and students of the University and by members -of the general public when such regulations -are deemed desirable for the convenient and efficient conduct of the affairs of the University or for the management and protection of its property; provided such regulations must be posted at the entrances to the facility or portion of the facility or building affected . No person or persons shall willfully destroy or damage or in any manner deface, destroy, or injure any property not his own, or any public building, bridge, fire hydrant, alarm box, street light, street sign, or shade tree belonging to Michigan State University, or mark or post hand bills on or in any manner mar the walls of any public building, or any fence, tree, or pole within the confines of Michigan State University, or take, or meddle with any property belonging to Michigan State University, or remove the same from the building or place where it may be kept, placed, standing, or stored, without authority from the Secretary of the Board of Trustees or his designated agent. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 14 Michigan State University Ordinances 14.00 Camping 14.01 Restrictions 14.00 .01 Except in connection with approved University activities which require overnight occupancy at the site of the activity, no person shall camp within the confines of land governed by the Board. "Camping" means the erecting of a tent or shelter of natural or synthetic material, preparing a sleeping bag or other bedding material for use, parking of a motor vehicle, motor home, or .trailer for the apparent purpose of overnight occupancy. Enacted: Amended: October 12, 1990 September 15, 1964 ( 15 January, 1992 15.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 15.00 Counterfeiting, Altering, and Copying 15.01 False copy 15.02 Possession of false copy 15.03 Unauthorized keys .01 . 02 . 03 No person or persons with intent to injure or defraud shall falsely make, forge, manufacture, print, reproduce, copy, tamper with, or alter, any writing, record, document, or identification used or maintained by Michigan State University . No person or persons shall knowingly possess, display, or cause or permit to be displayed any writing, record, document, or identification form used or maintained by Michigan State University knowing the same to be fictitious, altered, forged, counterfeited, or made without proper authority . No person or persons without proper authority shall knowingly possess, make, or cause to be made, any key, card, or unlocking device, to operate any lock or locking mechanism used or maintained by Michigan State University. Enacted: September 15, 1964 Amended: September 21, 1967 ( ( January, 1992 16 ( Michigan State University Ordinances 16.00 16.00 Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct 16.01 Unauthorized assembly 16.02 Disruption of educational activities 16.03 Disruption of normal campus building or area activities 16.04 Public address systems or other amplification 16.05 Disruption or molestation of persons, firms, or agencies 16.06 Enter athletic contest or exhibition 16.07 Projected or dropped objects at assemblages 16.08 Public event admission restrictions 16.09 Enter steam tunnel, mechanical or boiler rooms .01 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 No person or persons shall, without authorization, assemble together anywhere on the campus for the purpose of creating any noise or disturbance, riot, raid, or other improper diversion, or assemble in a manner which obstructs the free movement of persons about the campus or the free and normal use of University buildings and facilities, or prevents or obstructs the normal operations of the University . No person or persons shall disrupt the normal operation of any properly authorized class, laboratory, seminar, examination, field trip, or other educational activity of the University . No person or persons shall disrupt the normal use of any campus building or area which has been assigned or scheduled through appropriate channels for educational or extracurricular activities. Included within, but not limited to the foregoing, is the use of appropriate buildings or areas for dramatic or musical presentations, lectures, athletic events, military exercises, orientation meetings, registration, commencement ceremonies, and placement activities . No person or persons shall use public address equipment, bullhorns, or other methods of sound amplification anywhere upon the campus except through written approval in advance by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees . No person or persons shall disrupt the normal activity or molest the property of any person, firm, or agency while that person, firm, or agency is carrying out the provisions of a contract or agreement with the University . . 06 No unauthorized person or persons shall enter upon the playing area of any athletic contest or exhibition while said contest or exhibition is in progress . • 07 No person or persons shall project or drop any object which could cause injury, damage, or interference in the spectator or playing area where any athletic contest or exhibition is conducted . . 08 No person shall enter or attempt to enter into any dance or social, athletic, theatrical, or other public event without a ticket of admission to such event when such tickets are required, or enter or attempt to enter contrary to any established rules or qualifications 17 January , 1992 16.08 Michigan State University Ordinances for eligibility for attendance at such events as provided by the sponsors. No person ineligible to attend such events shall loiter about the premises where such an event is being held. ( .09 No person or persons shall enter any steam tunnel, mechanical room, or boiler room unless required to do so in the proper performance of their assigned duties. Enacted: Amended: April 20, 1973 September 15, 1964 \ January, 1992 18 Michigan State University Ordinances 17.00 Dumping 17.00 17 .01 Prohibited *17.02 Maintenance or repair of vehicles prohibited; emergency repair .01 No person shall deposit, dump, or otherwise dispose of refuse of any kind on Michigan State University property. * .02 No person shall grease or repair a vehicle, except as necessitated by an emergency, upon property governed by the Board. Enacted: September 15, 1964 Amended: September 1, 1986 ( *Denotes Civil Infraction 19 January, 1992 18.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 18.00 Examinations 18.01 Unauthorized alliiinment of 18.02 Unauthorized transfer of 18.03 Prima facie evidence .01 . 02 No person or persons shall take, steal, or otherwise procure in any unauthorized manner any piece or pieces of writing which , as can be shown by competent authority, contain the ·questions or answers to an examination scheduled to be given, at some subsequent date, to any individual or group enrolled in any course of study offered by Michigan State University . No person or persons shall sell, give away, lend, or otherwise furnish to any unauthorized individual any piece or pieces of writing which, as can be shown by competent authority, contain the questions or answers to an examination scheduled to be given, at some subsequent date, to any individual or group enrolled in any course of study offered by Michigan State University . . 03 The unauthorized possession of any of the aforesaid writings shall be considered prima facie evidence of an attempt to violate the provisions of this section. Enacted: September 15, 1964 January, 1992 20 ( Michigan State University Ordinances 19.00 19.00 Firearms or Weapons 19.01 Possession prohibited; exceptions 19 .02 Use of chemicals prohibited 19.03 Use prohibited; exceptions 19 .04 Not applicable to police officers .01 . 02 . 03 . 04 No person shall possess any firearm or weapon anywhere upon the lands governed by said Board: Provided, however, that the provisions hereof shall not apply to ordinance 49. 02 herein nor to such possession within the residences of those persons lawfully residing in the married housing facilities of the campus who fulfill all applicable requirements of the state statutes pertaining thereto . No person shall possess any chemical, or other dangerous substance or compound, with the intent of using the same to injure, molest, or coerce another, anywhere upon the lands governed by the Board . The use of any such device is prohibited anywhere upon the lands governed by the Board except those areas specifically set aside and supervised as range facilities, or as part of the regular educational process . The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sworn police officers employed by the Department of Public Safety and other legally established law enforcement agencies. September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: December 11, 1987 21 January, 1992 ( ( 20.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 20.00 Fires 20.01 Setting fires .01 It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to set a fire upon the lands governed by said Board except in approved stoves and grills in designated picnic areas or as required by University personnel in the dump area. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( ( ( January, 1992 22 Michigan State University Ordinances 21.00 Curfew 21.01 Minors under 17 years of age 21.02 Assisting, aiding, or abetting minors 21.00 .01 No person who is 16 years of age or younger shall be in or upon any public building, street, alley, or park within the confines of Michigan State University between the hours of 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or person delegated by such parent or iuardian, or where the minor is upon an errand or other legitimate business directed by his parent or guardian . . 02 Any person of the age of 17 years or over assisting, aiding, abetting, allowing, permitting, or encouraging any child under the age of 17 years to violate the provisions of Section 21.01 shall be in violation of this Ordinance. Enacted: Amended: August 22, 1973 September 15, 1964 ( 23 January, 1992 22.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 22.00 Alcoholic Beverages 22.01 Use or possession permitted 22.02 Use or possession prohibited 22.03 Use prohibited in public areas of campus buildings 22.04 Approval for use at non-student social events 22.05 Approval for use at student social events .01 . 02 . 03 . 04 . 05 The use or possession of alcoholic beverages, including beer and wine, subject to State law, is hereby permitted in housing facilities (rooms, suites, and apartments) assigned by Michigan State University . The use or possession of alcoholic beverages is expressly prohibited in classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, the libraries, the chapel, and within buildings or arenas where athletic events, lectures, and concerts are held . The use of alcoholic beverages is expressly prohibited in all public areas of campus buildings except as indicated in Sections 22.04 and 22.05 below . The use of alcoholic beverages at non-student social events, subject to State law, is permitted in areas designated by, and with the approval of, the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees . The use of alcoholic beverages at student social events, subject to State law, is permitted in areas designated by, and with the approval of, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. ( Enacted: Amended: April 17, 1970 September 15, 1964 January, 1992 24 Michigan State University Ordinances 23.00 Model Airplanes 23.01 Flying of 23.00 .01 No person shall fly model airplanes except in areas designated for that purpose. Enacted: September 15, .1964 25 January, 1992 24.00 24.00 Molesting 24.01 Designated prohibitions Michigan State University Ordinances .01 No person shall accost, molest, or otherwise annoy, by word of mouth, whistle, sign, or motion any person upon the lands governed by the Board. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 ( ( ( January, 1992 26 Michigan State University Ordinances 25.00 Animals 25.01 Leash required 25.02 Prohibited in buildings 25.03 Prohibited in buses 25.04 Prohibited from posted areas 25.05 Exceptions 25.00 25.051 Seeing-eye animals 25.052 Veterinary medical treatment 25.053 Transported animals 25.054 Sponsored events 25.055 Prior authorization for student events 25.056 Other exceptions as authorized by the Secretary of the Board .01 No person owning or having under his control any animal shall permit such animal to be brought upon the property of Michigan State University without having a leash suitably attached to the animal and with the leash held by the person responsible . . 02 No person shall bring any animal into any University building . . 03 No person shall bring any animal into a University bus . . 04 No person shall bring any animal into any University area such as the Beal Botanical Garden or the Horticulture Gardens when such areas are posted to prohibit the presence of animals . . 05 Exceptions to the above provisions shall include: .051 Animals used by blind persons for "seeing-eye" purposes . . 052 . 053 Animals brought for treatment to the Veterinary Medicine facilities or for University sponsored research . Animals being transported and which remain inside a vehicle such as a car, truck, or trailer . . 054 Animals brought to events sponsored by University departments . . 055 Animals brought to events sponsored by registered student organizations which have received prior authorization from the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees . . 056 Other exceptions as authorized by the Office of the Secretary of the Board of Trustees in accord with Section 2.03. Enacted: Amended: February 25, 1972 September 15, 1964 27 January, 1992 26.00 26.00 Picnicking Michigan State University Ordinances 26.01 Designated areas only; written approval .01 There shall be no picnicking on Michigan State University property except by written approval in accord with Section 2.03. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 28 Michigan State University Ordinances 27.00 27 .00 Plant Materials 27 .01 Injury or removal .01 It shall be unlawful for any person to break or cut branches or flowers or fruit, or otherwise mutilate, any tree, shrub, or herbaceous plant or remove therefrom any identification sign or tag. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( ( 29 January, 1992 28.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 28.00 Property: Lost, Found, Stolen, or Abandoned 28.01 Disposition of lost, stolen, or abandoned property 28.02 Disposition on proof of ownership 28.03 Disposition by public auction *28.04 Mobile home, trailer, and boat storage prohibited ( .01 . 02 .03 It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Public Safety of Michigan State University to maintain an accounting of all moneys, goods, wares, and merchandise deposited in his office as lost or abandoned property which has been found within the campus of said institution. On the first secular day in the months of January, April, July, and October in each year, or more often as necessary, said Director of the Department of Public Safety shall cause a notice of all such property as shall remain unclaimed to be posted in four conspicuous places on said campus for three successive weeks to all persons interested or claiming such property: Provided, however, that if any of such goods, wares, merchandise, or chattels shall be of a perishable nature or expensive to keep, then it shall be lawful for said Director of Public Safety to sell the same at public auction at such time and after such notice as shall to him and the Board seem proper . It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Public Safety, on receiving satisfactory proof of ownership, to deliver such property to the owner thereof on payment of all necessary and reasonable expenses which may have been incurred in the recovering, preservation, or sustenance of such property and the expense of advertising the same unless the University Attorney or the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Ingham shall otherwise direct. ( It shall be the duty of the Director of the Department of Public Safety to cause all property unclaimed after the expiration of the notice specified in Section 1, money excepted, to be sold at public auction to the highest bidder or through normal sales procedures established by the University salvage yard, unless the Prosecuting Attorney of the County of Ingham shall direct that it shall remain unsold for a longer period to be used as evidence in the administration of justice; and the proceeds thereof shall be forthwith paid to the University's Business Office together with all money, if any, which shall remain in his hands after such notice as aforesaid, first deducting actual charges of said sale. * .04 No person shall store mobile homes, trailers, boats, or similar property in other than areas designated and posted for such purposes. Enacted: September 15, 1964 Amended: September 1, 1986 January, 1992 30 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( Michigan State University Ordinances 29.00 Property Removal 29 .01 Removal prohibited 29 .02 Unauthorized inter-department removal 29.03 Disposition by public auction 29.00 .01 . 02 No person shall remove any property from lands or buildings owned and operated by Michigan State University. Such property shall include books, films, documents, maps, charts, soil, plant material, construction materials, tools, vehicles, refuse, or any other items having value or not that are owned by Michigan State University . No person shall take or remove property owned by or in custody of Michigan State University from the custody or control of the University department or agency responsible for its use and maintenance or to whose inventory it is assigned, without authorization of the head of that department or agency or his designated subordinates, or without following the regulations established by appropriate University authority for borrowing such property . . 03 The use of University equipment or other property for other than University business is prohibited. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( 31 January, 1992 30.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 30.00 Selling and Advertising Selling and advertising prohibited 30.01 30.02 Signs, posters, and handbills prohibited *30.03 Displaying vehicle for sale *30.04 Selling merchandise from vehicle .01 . 02 No person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of selling, hawking, or peddling any goods, wares, merchandise or services, or take orders or make contracts for the purchase or delivery thereof, either at the time or in the future, within the boundaries of Michigan State University . No person shall erect or otherwise display, except on his personal property, any sign or poster or distribute handbills upon property governed by the Board which advertises or otherwise calls attention to any commercial product, service, or activity. * .03 No person shall display a vehicle upon property governed by the Board for the principle purpose of sale. * .04 No person shall sell merchandise from a vehicle except in a duly established market place, or when so authorized or licensed under this ordinance. September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: September 1, 1986 ( ( ( January, 1992 32 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan Stale University Ordinances 31.00 Signs and Structures 31.01 Signs 31.00 31.011 Erection or display of prohibited; exception 31.012 Efface, alter, destroy, or removal of 31.013 Attachment of 31.02 Structures - Erection and Maintenance of 31.021 Erection prohibited; exception 31.022 Authorized permits for specific purposes 31.023 Denial 31.024 Authority to suspend or revoke 31.025 Time restrictions 31.026 Liability 31.027 Violations punishable by law 31.01 Signs .011 .012 . 013 No person shall erect or otherwise display , except on bulletin boards erected by Michigan State University, any sign or poster advertising or otherwise calling attention to any person or activity of the students or staff of Michigan State University. No person shall efface, alter, tamper with, destroy, or remove any sign or inscription on any property governed by the said Board . It shall be unlawful for any person to attach any sign or poster to any property other than a bulletin board governed by said Board. ( 31.02 Structures - Erection and Maintenance of .021 . 022 No person shall construct or otherwise erect or maintain any structure anywhere within the confines of land governed by the Board unless a permit has been granted by the Secretary of the Board of Trustees or his/her designee . Areas may be designated by University regulations and/or administrative rulings for the erection and/or maintenance of structures relating to authorized activities taking place on campus and for the erection and/or maintenance of symbolic structures representing constitutionally protected expression. Reasonable time, place, and manner regulations which are consistent with preservation of the campus landscape and environment, protection of university activities, and protection of the health and safety of all users of the area may be enacted by University units and incorporated into permits. No person shall violate the terms and conditions of a permit. .023 Permits shall be denied if: it reasonably appears that granting the permit will result in interference with public health and/or public safety, (b) (a) 33 January, 1992 31.023 Michigan State University Ordinances it reasonably appears that granting the permit will result in unreasonable interference with the operations or use of University buildings or grounds, the structure cannot reasonably be accommodated in the and/or (c) particular location considering such things as the number of structures the area can reasonably accommodate, the number of applications which are pending for use of the area and interference or impairment of the use of the area or surrounding area for normal university activities . A permit may be suspended or revoked under any of the conditions as listed in subsection .023 that constitute grounds for denial of a permit, or for violation of the terms and conditions of the permit. Such a revocation shall be made in writing, with the reasons for revocation set forth, except under emergency circumstances, when an immediate verbal revocation and suspension may be made to be followed by written confirmation within 72 hours . No permit shall be issued for a period in excess of 14 days, although pursuant to procedures established by the University, permits may be renewed for additional periods of 14 days if the reason for issuing the permit still exists, there has been no breach of the terms of the permit, the number of applicants who can be accommodated in the area is not exceeded, and/or there are no other applicants waiting to use the area . Any structure which is erected or maintained in violation of subsection .021 or in violation of any permit granted under subsection .022 may be impounded by the University. The person who erected the structure and/or directed that the structure be erected is responsible and liable to the University for the costs of removal, storage, or other disposition of property. Property impounded pursuant to this subsection shall be deemed to be abandoned and may be disposed of by the University if not claimed by the owner or an authorized representative thereof within 30 days. The 30 days shall begin to run when the rightful owner of the property has been notified, if the owner can be identified, or from the time the property was placed in the University's custody, if the owner cannot be identified . A person who violates subsection .021 of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law. A person who violates subsection .022 of this ordinance and who has no prior violations is responsible for a civil infraction and is liable for a civil fine of $100. A person who violates subsection .022 of this ordinance and who has a prior violation under this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished as provided by law. . 024 . 025 . 026 . 027 September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: November 12, 1990 January, 1992 34 ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 32.00 32.00 Smoking 32.01 Prohibited areas 32.011 Barns and Farm Buildin~ 32.012 Storage of Combustible Materials .01 Smoking is hereby prohibited: .011 . 012 In barns and farm buildings except where specifically approved for smoking by the Director of the Department of Public Safety . In and adjacent to all buildings used primarily for storage of combustible materials and/or flammable liquids; provided, however, that all buildings and areas other than classrooms shall be clearly posted as "No Smoking" areas. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 For additional information please refer to the Michigan State University Smoki.ng Guidelines. ( ( 35 January, 1992 33.00 33.00 Telephones Michigan State University Ordinances 33.01 Molesting calls prohibited 33.02 Threatening, obscene language prohibited 33.03 Prank or joke calls prohibited .01 . 02 .03 It shall be unlawful for any person to telephone any other person repeatedly for the sole purpose of harassing or molesting such other person or his family, whether or not conversation ensues . It shall be unlawful for any person to use any threatening, vulgar, indecent, obscene, immoral, or insulting language over any telephone instrument or equipment. It shall be unlawful to summon, as a joke or prank or otherwise, without any good reason thereof, by telephone or otherwise, the police or the fire department or any public or private ambulance to go to any address where the service called for is not needed. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 36 ( Michigan State University Ordinances 34.00 34.00 Traffic - Rights and Duties of Drivers and Pedestrians *34.01 Signals (Legend) *34.011 Green: Vehicular traffic movement *34.012 Green: Pedestrian movement *34.013 Yellow: Vehicular traffic movement; requirement *34.014 Yellow: Pedestrian movement *34.015 Red: Vehicular traffic movement *34.016 Red: Pedestrian movement *34.017 Green Arrow (Steady) *34.018 Red Arrow (Flashing): vehicular traffic movement *34.019 Red Arrow (Flashing): pedestrian movement *34.02 *34.03 Pedestrian walk and wait signals Signals located other than intersection *34.031 Walk *34.032 Don't walk or wait *34.04 Flashing red or yellow *34.041 Flashing red (stop required) *34.042 Flashing yellow (caution) *34.05 Approach of train; stop required *34.051 Visible warning *34.052 Crossing gate *34.053 Train signals approach *34.054 Train approach dangerous *34.055 Vehicle movement prohibited around crossing gate *34.06 *34.07 *34.08 *34.09 *34.10 Stop signs Emerging from alley, private road, or driveway; stop required Obstructing intersection Passing stopped vehicle at intersection Right-of-way at intersection *34.101 Right-of-way and forfeiture of *34.102 Left tum *34.103 Posted intersection * .01 Traffic-control signals (legend). Whenever traffic is controlled by traffic-control signals, exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time, or with arrows, the following colors shall be used and said lights shall indicate and apply to drivers of vehicles and pedestrians as follows: * .011 GREEN alone: Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through or tum right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such tum. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to pedestrians lawfully within *Denotes Civil Infraction 37 January, 1992 34.011 Michigan State University Ordinances *.012 *.013 *.014 *.015 *.016 *.017 * .018 the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk at the time such signal is exhibited. GREEN alone: Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway within any marked or unmarked crosswalk. YELLOW alone (following a GREEN signal): Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at the intersection, but if such stop cannot be made in safety, a vehicle may be driven cautiously through the intersection. YELLOW alone (following a GREEN signal): Pedestrians facing such signal are hereby advised that there is insufficient time to cross the roadway, and any pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right-of way to all vehicles. RED alone: Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at such other point as may be indicated by a clearly visible line and shall remain standing until green is shown alone. RED alone: No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the street unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic. GREEN ARROW (steady): Vehicular traffic facing such signal may cautiously enter the intersection only to make the movement indicated by such arrow but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. RED ARROW (flashing): When a RED ARROW is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked, and shall then be privileged to make the movement indicated, provided that no interference is offered pedestrians or vehicles lawfully on the street. ( ( * .019 RED ARROW (flashing): No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the street unless he can do so safely and without interfering with any vehicular traffic. * .02 In the event a traffic-control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provisions of this section shall be applicable except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the pavement indicating where the stop shall be made at the signal. * .03 Pedestrian "WALK" and "WAIT" signals: Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "WALK," "DON'T WALK," or "WAIT" are in place, such signals shall indicate as follows: January, 1992 38 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 34.031 * .031 * .032 "WALK": Pedestrians facing such signal may proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall be given the right-of-way by the drivers of all vehicles. "DON'T WALK" or "WAIT": No pedestrian shall start to cross the street in the direction of such signal but any pedestrian who has partially completed his crossing the "WALK" signal shall proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the "DON'T WALK" or "WAIT" signal is showing. * .04 Flashing RED or YELLOW signals: Whenever flashing RED or YELLOW signals are used they shall require obedience by vehicular traffic as follows: * .041 Flashing RED (stop signals): When a RED lens is illuminated by rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a limit line when marked and the right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign. *.042 Flashing YELLOW (caution signal) : When a YELLOW lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or past such signal only with caution. * .05 Signal indicating approach of train (stop required): Whenever any person driving a vehicle approaches a railroad grade crossing under any of the circumstances stated in this section, the driver of such vehicle shall stop within 50 feet but not less than 15 feet from the nearest rail of such railroad, and shall not proceed until he can do so safely. The foregoing requirements shall apply when: *.051 A clearly visible and positive signal gives warning of the immediate approach of a railway train or car; *.052 A crossing gate is lowered or when a flagman gives or continues to give a signal of the approach or passage of a railroad train; *.053 A railroad train approaching within approximately 1500 feet of the highway crossing emits a signal audible from such distance and such railroad train, by reason of its speed or nearness to such crossing, is an immediate hazard; *.054 An approaching railroad train is plainly visible and is in hazardous proximity to such crossing; *.055 No person shall drive any vehicle through, around, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. * .06 Stop signs: When stop signs are erected at or near the entrance to any intersection, every driver of a vehicle shall stop such vehicle at such sign or at a clearly marked stop line, except when directed to proceed by a public safety officer or traffic-control *Denotes Civil Infraction 39 January, 1992 34.06 Michigan State University Ordinances * .07 * .08 * .09 signal and shall proceed into the intersection only when such movement can be ·made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. Emerging from alley, private road, or driveway: The driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a highway from an alley, private road, or driveway shall come to a full stop and yield right-of-way to all vehicles or pedestrians approaching on said highway so close to such point of entry as to constitute an immediate hazard. ( Obstructing intersection: Notwithstanding any traffic-control signal indication or other right to proceed, no driver shall enter an intersection or a marked crosswalk unless there is sufficient space on the other side of the intersection or crosswalk to accommodate his vehicle without obstructing or blocking the passage of other vehicles or pedestrians. Passing stopped vehicle at intersection: Whenever any vehicle is stopped at a marked crosswalk or at any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection to permit a pedestrian to cross the roadway, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake and pass such stopped vehicle. * .10 Right-of-way (at intersection): *.101 *.102 When two vehicles enter an open intersection at approximately the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle on the right. The driver of any vehicle traveling at an unlawful speed shall forfeit any right-of-way which he might otherwise have hereunder; ( The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this ordinance, may make such left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from said opposite direction shall yield the right-of-way to the vehicle making the left turn: Provided, that at an intersection at which a traffic signal is located, a driver intending to make a left turn shall permit vehicles bound straight through in the opposite direction which are waiting a "Go" signal to pass through the intersection before making the turn; *.103 When the intersection is designated as a "Yield Right-of-Way" intersection, the driver of a vehicle approaching said sign shall slow to a reasonable speed for existing conditions of traffic and visibility, yielding the right-of way to all vehicles on the intersecting street or highway which have entered the intersection or are so close as to constitute an immediate hazard. If a driver is involved in a collision at an intersection or interferes with the movement of other vehicles after failure to heed and driving past a "Yield ( January, 1992 40 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 34.103 Right-of-Way" sign, such collision or interference shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the driver's failure to yield right-of-way. Enacted: September 15, 1964 *Denotes Civil Infraction 41 January, 1992 35.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 35.00 Driving in Roadway - Following, Overtaking, and Passing *35.01 Drive on right side of road required; exceptions *35.011 Overtaking and passing vehicle same direction *35.012 Roadway under construction *35.013 Three lanes for traffic *35.014 One-way traffic *35.015 Roadway with a bicycle lane *35.02 *35.03 *35.04 *35.05 *35.06 Drive in marked traffic lane required; exceptions Following too closely Following fire apparatus prohibited Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction Rules governing limitations, exceptions, and special rules *35.061 Safe distance required when passing *35.062 Vehicle being passed shall give right-of-way *35.07 Conditions for overtaking and passing vehicle on right *35.071 Vehicle overtaken making left tum *35.072 Two or more lanes for traffic movement *35.073 One-way street *35.074 Passing on main traveled portion of roadway required *35.08 *35.09 *35.10 *35.11 *35.12 *35.13 *35.14 *35.15 Driving to left of center line prohibited; exceptions Passing in no passing zone prohibited Driving on three-lane roadway Driving on one-way streets, alleys, and traffic islands Required areas for driving motor vehicles Required areas for operating bicycles Required areas for riding animals Except when public safety officer directs otherwise * .01 Upon all roadways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be driven upon the right half of the roadway, and on highways with four or more lanes, within the extreme right-hand lane, except as follows: * .011 When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction under the rules governing such movement; * .012 When the right half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under construction or repair; * .013 Upon a roadway divided into three lanes for traffic under the rules applicable thereon; *.014 Upon a roadway designated and signposted for one-way traffic; January, 1992 42 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 35.015 * .02 *.03 * .04 * .05 *.015 Upon a roadway that has a lane marked and designated for the use of bicycles. Drive within marked traffic lane: It shall be a violation of this ordinance for the operator of any vehicle to fail or refuse to keep such vehicle within the boundaries of any legally marked traffic lane except when lawfully passing another vehicle or preparatory to making a lawful turning movement. Following too closely: The driver of a motor vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more closely than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the speed of such vehicles, and the traffic upon and the condition of the streets. Following fire apparatus prohibited: The driver of any vehicle other than an authorized emergency vehicle on official business shall not follow any fire apparatus traveling in response to a fire alarm closer than 500 feet or drive into or park such vehicle within 500 feet where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm. Passing vehicles proceeding in opposite direction: Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass each other to the right, and upon roadways having width for not more than one lane of traffic in each direction each driver shall give to the other at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the roadway as nearly as possible. ( *.06 The following rules shall govern the overtaking and passing of vehicles proceeding in the same direction, subject to those limitations, exceptions, and special rules hereinafter stated: *.061 *.062 The driver of any vehicle overtaking another vehicle proceeding in the same direction shall pass at a safe distance to the left thereof, and when safely clear of such overtaken vehicle shall take up a position as near the right hand edge of the main-traveled portion of the highway as is practicable; Except when overtaking and passing on the right is permitted, the driver of an overtaken vehicle shall give way to the right in favor of the overtaking vehicle on audible signal and shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until completely passed by the overtaking vehicle. * .07 The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass upon the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions: *.071 When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left tum; *.072 Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in each direction and when such vehicles are moving in substantially continuous lanes of traffic; I \ *Denotes Civil Infraction 43 January, 1992 35.073 Michigan State University Ordinances *.073 *.074 Upon a one-way street, or upon any roadway on which traffic is restricted to one direction of movement, where the roadway is free from obstructions and of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles and when such vehicles are moving in substantially continuous lanes of traffic; ( The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass another vehicle upon the In no right only under conditions permitting such movement in safety. event shall such movement be made by driving off the pavement or main traveled portion of the roadway. * .08 No vehicle shall be driven to the left side of the center of a two-lane ( or any multiple thereof) highway or in the center lane of a three- or five-lane highway in overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction unless such left side or center lane is clearly visible and is free of on-coming traffic for a sufficient distance ahead to permit such overtaking and passing to be completely made without interfering with the safe operation of any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction or any vehicle overtaken. The foregoing limitation shall not apply upon a one-way roadway. * .09 It shall be unlawful to overtake or pass any vehicle in a designated "no passing" zone. *.10 Driving on three-lane roadway: Upon a roadway which is divided into three lanes a vehicle shall not be driven to the left of the center lane except when making a left tum and shall not be driven in the center lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle where the roadway is clearly visible and such center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation of a left tum or where such center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding and is signposted to give notice of such allocation. ( *.11 * .12 * .13 * .14 Driving on one-way streets, alleys, and rotary traffic islands: Vehicular traffic shall move only in the indicated direction upon those streets and parts of streets and in those alleys and in those roadways around rotary traffic islands where signs have been erected indicating traffic shall move in only one direction. A vehicle passing around a rotary traffic island shall be driven only to the right of such island. No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon other than established roadway or parking area. Nor shall any person move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such distance as is unlawful. No person shall operate any bicycle upon other than an established roadway, parking area, or bicycle path. No person shall ride any animal upon other than an established roadway, parking area, or bridal path. * .15 The provisions of 35 .12, 35 .13, and 35 .14 shall not apply when a public safety officer shall direct otherwise. Enacted: September 15, 1964 Amended: September 1, 1986 January, 1992 44 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan Stale University Ordinances 36.00 Turning Movements ( *36.01 Driver's duties when starting or turning *36.02 *36.03 Driver requirements Signal required and means of signal 36.00 *36.031 Approach and right tum position *36.032 Approach and left tum position *36.033 Approach and left tum; from two-way street to one way street; from one-way street to two-way street *36.034 Approach and left tum; one-way street to one-way *36.04 Signs limiting tum street *.01 * .02 Signals for turning: The driver of any vehicle upon a street before starting, stopping, or turning from a direct line shall first see that such movement can be made in safety and shall give a signal as required in this section. Signals for turning: The signal herein required shall be given either by means of the hand and arm in the manner herein specified or by a mechanical or electrical signal device which conveys an intelligible signal or warning to another driver approaching from the rear. Whenever the signal is given by means of the hand and arm, the driver shall indicate his intention to tum by extending the hand and arm horizontally from and beyond the left side of the vehicle. * .03 Position for turning: The driver of a vehicle intending to tum at an intersection, alley, or driveway shall do so as follows : *.031 * .032 * .033 Both the approach for a right tum and a right tum shall be made as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway; Approach for a left tum shall be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and after entering an intersection the left tum shall be made so as to leave the intersection to the right of the center line of the roadway being entered; Approach for a left tum from a two-way street into a one-way street shall · be made in that portion of the right half of the roadway nearest the center line thereof and by passing to the right of such center line where it enters the intersection. A left tum from a one-way street into a two-way street shall be made from as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway and by passing to the right of the center line of the street being entered upon leaving the intersection; ( *.034 Where both streets or roadways are one-way, both the approach for a left tum and a left tum shall be made as close as practicable to the left-hand curb or edge of the roadway. *Denotes Civil Infraction 45 January, 1992 36.04 *.04 Michigan State University Ordinances Signs limiting turn: When pavement markers, signs, or signals placed within or adjacent to intersections require and direct that a different course from that specified in this article be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at such an intersection other than as directed by such markers, signs, or signals; and then only when such movement can be made in safety and without interfering with other traffic. ( ) September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: September 21, 1967 ( ( January, 1992 46 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 37.00 37 .00 Speed Regulations *37 .01 Careful and prudent *37 .02 Prima facie 25 mph; school zone *37 .021 *37 .022 15 mph; residential zone *37 .023 Any other posted speed *37 .03 Driver duty to reduce speed *37 .04 Complaint and summons to specify speed applicable; also to specify other offenses committed * .01 No person shall drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions then existing. * .02 Where no special hazard exists, the following speeds shall be prima facie lawful, but any speed in excess of said limits shall be prima facie evidence that the speed is not reasonable or prudent and is unlawful: * .021 25 miles per hour in any school district; * .022 15 miles per hour in any residential district; * .023 Any other number of miles per hour when and as posted. * .03 * .04 The fact that the speed of a vehicle is lower than the foregoing prima facie limits shall not relieve the driver from the duty to decrease speed when approaching and crossing an intersection, when approaching and going around a curve, when approaching a hill crest, when traveling upon any narrow or winding roadway, or when special hazards exist with respect to pedestrians or other traffic or by reason of weather or highway conditions, and speed shall be decreased as may be necessary to avoid colliding with any person, vehicle, or other conveyance on or entering the highway in compliance with legal requirements and the duty of all persons to use due care. In every charge of violation of the provisions of this section, by driving a vehicle in excess of the applicable speed limits specified under subsection . 02 of this section, the complaint, and also the summons or notice to appear, shall specify the speed applicable within the district or at the location, and in the event charges shall also be made of violation of any other provisions of this act, the complaint and the summons or notice to appear shall also specify such other offense alleged to have been committed. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( -i>enotes Civil Infraction 47 January, 1992 38.00 38.00 Michigan State University Ordinances School Bus - Overtaking, Meeting, and Passing Stopped Bus, Signs on Bus *38.01 *38.02 Passing prohibited; signs required Stop 10 feet away; proceed when driver signals, bus resumes motion, visual signals no longer actuated; passenger requirement; passing permitted at controlled intersection Visible requirement for stopping bus Divided highway; no stop required Signal lamps required on bus *38.03 *38.04 *38.05 * .01 * .02 * .03 * .04 * .OS The driver of a vehicle shall not overtake or meet and pass any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers. All school buses shall contain such signs on the back and front thereof, with respect thereto, as shall be approved by the State Transportation Director. The driver of a vehicle overtaking or meeting any school bus which has stopped for the purpose of receiving or discharging any passenger shall bring such vehicle to a full stop at least 10 feet from the school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes motion or the school bus driver signals to proceed or the visual signals are no longer actuated. The driver of the school bus, before resuming motion, shall signal stopped traffic to proceed and shall when resuming motion proceed in such a manner as to allow congested traffic to disperse by keeping the bus as near to the right side of the road as can be done with safety. Passengers crossing the road upon being discharged from a school bus shall cross in front of the stopped school bus. At an intersection where traffic is controlled by an officer or a traffic stop-and-go signal, a vehicle need not be brought to a full stop before passing any such school bus, but may proceed to pass such school bus at a speed not greater than is reasonable and proper and in no event greater than 10 miles an hour and with due caution for the safety of the passengers being received or discharged from such school bus. No school bus driver shall stop his bus upon the highway for the purpose of receiving or discharging passengers unless such bus is clearly visible in a stopped position to approaching or overtaking drivers of vehicles for a distance of at least 500 feet. The driver of a vehicle upon any highway which has been divided into two roadways by leaving an intervening space, or by a physical barrier, or clearly indicated dividing sections so constructed as to impede vehicular traffic, need not stop upon meeting a school bus which has stopped on the roadway across the dividing space, barrier, or section. Every school bus shall, in addition to any other equipment and distinctive markings required by law, be equipped with signal lamps mounted as high and widely spaced laterally as practicable which shall be capable of displaying to the front two alternately flashing red lights at the same level and to the rear two alternatively flashing red lights located at the same level. The red lights shall be no less than 6 inches in diameter and shall have sufficient intensity to be visible from a distance of at least 500 January, 1992 48 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( ( r ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 38.05 feet in normal sunlight and shall be actuated by the driver of the said school bus whenever, but only whenever, said vehicle is stopped or is about to stop for the purpose of receiving or discharging school children. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 *Denotes Civil Infraction 49 January, 1992 39.00 39.00 Parking Michigan State University Ordinances ( ( *39.01 Wheels parallel and 12 inches from right curb *39.02 Angle parking; obedience to signs or markings *39.03 Unattended motor vehicles; braked, wheels angled, keys *39.04 Parking not to obstruct traffic *39.05 Starting from parked position; signal and yield required *39.06 Angle position; yield required *39.07 Prohibitions (no signs required) *39.071 On a sidewalk *39.072 Front of public or private driveway *39.073 Within an intersection *39.074 Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant *39.075 On crosswalk *39.076 Within 20 feet of crosswalk *39.077 Within 30 feet of traffic-control device *39.078 Between safety zone and adjacent curb *39.079 Within 50 feet of railroad crossing *39.0710 Within 20 feet of entrance to fire station; 75 feet on side of street opposite entrance *39.0711 Alongside street excavation or obstruction *39.0712 On highway side of vehicle parked at curb *39.0713 Upon bridge or elevated structure upon highway *39.0714 Within 200 feet of an accident *39.0715 In front of theater or place of public assemblage *39.0716 Blocking marked emergency exits of buildings *39.0717 Blocking marked tire escapes of buildings *39.08 Drive or park on grass, over curb, beyond highway width or *39.09 *39.10 off shoulder Prohibitions (signs required); exceptions Metered parking zones *39.101 Vehicle not to be parked longer than indicated time; Sundays and legal holidays excepted; governmental vehicle excepted *39.102 Vehicle to be parked within marked space Areas controlled by parking gates to be used by instructions on gate Vehicle to be driven through parking gates only in manner posted at entrance Vehicle not to enter lot through exit gate or leave lot through entrance gate Parking gate to be operated in prescribed manner 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 January , 1992 50 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( Michigan State University Ordinances 39.01 *39.15 Loading and unloading *39.151 Standing, stopping, or parking in passenger loading zone; conditions *39 .152 Standing, stopping, or parking in freight loading zone; conditions *39.153 Vehicle temporarily stopped to load or unload passengers; conditions *39.16 *39.17 39.18 *39.19 *39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs regulated Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands; exceptions Prima facie evidence of parking violators; license plates No parking tow away zones Opening doors of vehicles Schedule of fines Violations Bureau Accounting required Authority to accept payment; additional penalty Restrictions for handicapper parking * .01 * .02 * .03 * .04 Except as otherwise provided in this section, every vehicle stopped or parked upon a highway shall be so stopped or parked with the wheels of such vehicle parallel to the roadway and within 12 inches of any existing right-hand curb. Obedience to angle-parking signs or markings: Upon those streets or in those parking lots which have been signed or marked by the Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety for angle parking, no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other that at the angle to the curb or edge of the roadway indicated by such signs or markings, and no person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle except completely within such pavement markings as may exist. Unattended motor vehicle: No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any highway or in any parking lot unattended without first effectively setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of said vehicle and when standing upon any grade without turning the front wheels of such vehicle to the curb or side of highway; nor shall any person leave any motor vehicle unattended upon any street or in any parking lot without removing the keys from the ignition of said vehicle. Parking not to obstruct traffic: No person shall park any vehicle upon a street or in any parking lot in such a manner as to block or under such conditions as to leave available insufficient width of the roadway for free movement of vehicle traffic or so as to require vehicles operating upon the roadway to leave their assigned traffic lane in order to pass such parked vehicle. *Denotes Civil Infraction 51 January, 1992 39.05 *.05 A vehicle starting from a parked position shall give moving vehicles the right-of-way and the operator of such vehicle shall give a timely and visible warning signal before so starting. ( ) Michigan State University Ordinances *.06 A vehicle parked at an angle to the curb and about to start shall give moving vehicles the right-of-way and the operator thereof shall not back such vehicle from the curb into the moving lane of traffic unless such maneuver can be made in safety and without conflict with moving vehicles, and shall not back such vehicle to cause other traffic to yield right-of-way to avoid a collision. *.07 Prohibitions (no signs required): No person shall stop or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with law or the directions of a public safety officer or traffic-control device, in any of the following places: *.071 On a sidewalk; *.072 In front of a public or private driveway; *.073 Within an intersection; *.074 Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant; *.075 On a crosswalk; *.076 Within 20 feet of a crosswalk, or if none, then within 15 feet of the intersection of property lines at an intersection of highwa)'.s; *.077 Within 30 feet upon the approach to any flashing beacon, stop sign, yield right-of-way sign, or traffic-control signal located at the side of the highway or roadway; *.078 Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within 30 feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless a different length is indicated by signs or markings; *.079 Within 50 feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing; *.0710 Within 20 feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within 75 feet of said entrance when properly signposted; *.0711 Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when such stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic; *.0712 On the highway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street; ( ( January, 1992 52 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( Michigan State University Ordinances 39.0713 * .0713 Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel; * .0714 Within 200 feet of an accident at which public safety officers are m attendance; * .0715 In front of any theater; * .0716 In any place or in any manner so as to block immediate egress from any emergency exit or exits conspicuously marked as such on buildings; * .0717 In any place or in any manner so as to block or hamper the immediate egress from any fire escape conspicuously marked as such providing an emergency means of egress from any building. * .08 * .09 No person shall drive a motor vehicle or park such vehicle upon the grass or over a curb or beyond the designated highway width or off the shoulder of a highway unless otherwise directed to do so by a public safety officer. Prohibitions and restrictions (signs required): No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle, except when necessary to avoid conflict with traffic or in compliance with law or the direction of a public safety officer, in violation of any legally established parking restriction or prohibition, provided that signs stating such restrictions or prohibitions are duly posted in accordance with this ordinance. * .10 Metered parking zones: *.101 When parking meters are erected adjacent to a space marked for parking, such space shall be a metered parking zone and no person shall stop a vehicle in any such zone for a period of time longer than designated on said parking meters upoa,.the deposit of a coin of the United States currency of the denomination designated on said meters, except government-owned vehicles shall be exempt from the payment of the meter fee. *.102 Every vehicle shall be parked wholly within the metered parking space for which the meter shows parking privilege has been granted . . 11 When parking gates are installed to restrict use of a parking area or parking lot, no person shall use such area without depositing the coin of United States currency of the denomination designated on said parking gate and according to the operating instructions designated on the parking gate . • 12 No person shall drive or attempt to drive a vehicle through parking lot entrances or exits controlled by parking gates except in the manner posted and indicated by the nature of the operation of the parking gate. *Denotes Civil Infraction 53 January, 1992 39.13 .13 No person shall drive or attempt to drive a vehicle into a parking lot through the "exit" side of the parking gate or drive a vehicle from a parking lot through the "entrance" side of the parking gate unless directed to do so by a public safety officer. ( Michigan State University Ordinances .14 No person shall by any means whatsoever cause or attempt to cause the mechanisms of a parking gate to operate unless that person shall be driving a vehicle through a parking lot entrance controlled by that parking gate and then shall cause the mechanism to operate in only its normal and intended manner and as provided elsewhere in this section. *.15 Loading and unloading only: *.151 *.152 *.153 Standing in passenger loading zone: No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or period of time except for the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers in any place marked as a passenger loading zone during hours when the regulations applicable to such passenger loading zone are effective and then only for a period not to exceed 5 minutes; No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle for any purpose or length of time other than for the expeditious unloading and delivery or pick up and loading of materials in any place marked as a freight loading zone during hours when the provisions applicable to such zones are in effect; The driver of a vehicle may stop temporarily at a place marked as a freight loading zone for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading passengers, when such stopping does not interfere with any motor vehicle used for the transportation of materials which is waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. * .16 * .17 Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs regulated: The operator of a bus or taxicab shall not stop, stand, or park upon any street in any business district at any place other than at a bus stop or taxicab stand, respectively, except that this provision shall not prevent the operator of any such vehicle from temporarily stopping in accordance with other stopping, standing, or parking regulations at any place for the purpose of and while engaged in the expeditious unloading or loading of passengers. Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands: No person shall stop, stand, or park a vehicle other than a bus in a bus stop or other than a taxicab in a taxicab stand when such stop or stand has been officially designated and appropriately signed, except that the driver of a passenger vehicle may temporarily stop therein for the purpose of and while actually engaged in the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers when such stopping does not interfere with any bus or taxicab waiting to enter or about to enter such zone. .18 In any proceeding for violation of the parking prov1S1ons of this ordinance, the registration plate and/or University permit displayed on such motor vehicle shall constitute in evidence a prima facie presumption that the owner of such motor vehicle ( January, 1992 54 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 39.18 was the person who parked or placed such motor vehicle at the point where such violation occurred. * .19 No parking tow away zone: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety may establish temporary or permanent "No Parking" zones in which, by posting of "Tow Away Zone" signs, vehicles parking in violation may be towed away and impounded. * .20 No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side adjacent to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so, nor shall any person leave a door open on the side of a motor vehicle next to moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers . . 21 Schedule of civil sanctions: $10.00 civil sanctions; Sub-sections .01, .02, .03, .101, and .102 $20.00 civil sanctions; Sub-sections .04, .07, .071, .072, .073, .074, .075, .076, .077, .078, .079, .0710, .0711, .0712, .0713, .0714, .0715, .0716, .0717, .08, .09, .15, .151, .152, .153, .16, .17, and .19 $50.00 civil sanctions: Sub-section .25 .22 • 23 . 24 There is hereby established a Parking Violations Bureau which shall be the exclusive agency for accepting admissions of civil responsibility in cases of violation of the parking ordinance . The Parking Violations Bureau shall be under the direction of the Director of Public Safety of Michigan State University, or his designee, who shall make a monthly accounting to the Vice President for Finance and Operations and Treasurer of civil sanctions collected . The Parking Violations Bureau shall accept the civil sanctions listed in subsection 39.21 of these ordinances for the offenses charged, and payment and acceptance of such civil sanctions within seven days of the violation shall be deemed complete satisfaction for the violation, and a receipt so stating shall be given the violator. An additional penalty of $5.00 shall be added if not paid within seven days . • 25 No person shall park any motor vehicle in a parking space signed as reserved for a handicapper except a motor vehicle bearing a State or University license plate, decal, or permit legally establishing the driver or passenger as a handicapper. September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: September 1, 1986 \ *Denotes Civil Infraction 55 January, 1992 40.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 40.00 Miscellaneous Rules 40.01 Drivers of motor vehicles must be licensed 40.011 Driver must have license in immediate possession when driving; certificate of registration; submission to officer 40.012 Display or possession of invalid driver's license; loan of; representation of 40.013 Driver with instruction permit must be accompanied by licensed driver *40.02 40.03 *40.04 40.05 40.014 Unlawful for owner to permit unlicensed driver to drive License plates Reckless driving Driver to exercise due care Driving under influence of narcotic drugs or alcohol; habitual user of drugs 40.06 Unlawful to permit habitual user of drugs or person under influence of drugs or alcohol to drive *40.07 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; driver regulations applicable *40.08 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles not to be operated more than two abreast; seating requirements *40.09 Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; spotlights and light requirements *40.10 Animals ridden or animal-drawn vehicles on street; rules *40.11 *40.12 *40.13 40.14 applicable Animals ridden or led on street; rules applicable Skis or sleds not to be used on roadways Driving through funeral or other processions prohibited Permits required for parades, processions, and sound trucks; exceptions *40.15 Backing; requirements *40.151 Safely and not interfere with other traffic *40.152 Not to cause other traffic to yield *40.153 Not through or into roadway intersection *40.16 *40.17 *40.18 40.19 *40.20 *40.21 *40.22 Vehicles not driven on sidewalk or footbridge; exception Driving through safety zone prohibited Splashing; person on sidewalk or crosswalk Leaking or spilling of contents from vehicle on street Crossing fire hose Coaster, roller skates, and similar devices restricted Clinging to vehicles January, 1992 56 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 40.01 *40.23 *40.24 *40.25 *40.26 *40.27 *40.28 *40.29 *40.30 40.31 *40.32 *40.33 *40.34 Boarding or alighting from vehicles in motion prohibited Restrictions on weight of trucks and commercial vehicles on streets; signs Lamp or flag on projecting load; requirements Loaded material or passengers not to obstruct driver's view or control Position of passengers not to interfere with driver's view or control Person in transit vehicle to stand beyond safety line Windows of vehicles to be free from obstruction Vision through required equipment and windshields to be clear Unauthorized display of official insignia on vehicle Driving in an unsafe manner Lights on parked vehicles; requirements Lights depressed on parked vehicles .01 Driver's license: No person shall drive any motor vehicle upon a street within the boundaries of Michigan State University unless such person is licensed as an operator or chauffeur as required by Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of 1949, as amended. \ .011 .012 .013 .014 I \ Every operator of a motor vehicle shall at all times have in his immediate possession when driving a motor vehicle his operator's or chauffeur's license. The certificate of registration shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of such vehicle. The license or certificate shall be submitted for examination upon demand by any public safety officer; It shall be unlawful for any person to display or cause or permit to be displayed or to have in possession any operator's or chauffeur's license knowing the same to be fictitious, or to have been canceled, revoked, suspended, or altered; to lend or to knowingly permit use of, by one not entitled thereto, any operator's or chauffeur's license issued to the person so lending or permitting the use thereof; to display or to represent as one's own any operator's or chauffeur's license not issued to the person so displaying the same; It shall be unlawful for an operator holding an instruction permit to operate a motor vehicle unless accompanied by a licensed operator or chauffeur who is actually occupying a seat beside the driver; It shall be unlawful for the owner of a motor vehicle to knowingly authorize or permit any unlicensed driver to drive such vehicle. •Denotes Civil Infraction 57 January, 1992 40.02 * .02 Michigan State University Ordinances License plates: No person shall operate a motor vehicle on the streets within the boundaries of Michigan State University without having his motor vehicle equipped with license plates as provided in the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of 1949, as amended . . 03 Reckless driving: Any person who drives any vehicle upon a street, sidewalk, parking area or structure, recreation, lawn or farm area, or within any building carelessly and needlessly in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others, or without due caution and circumspection and at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property, shall be guilty of reckless driving. * .04 Drivers to exercise due care: Every driver of a vehicle shall exercise due care to avoid colliding with any pedestrian, vehicle, or other object upon any roadway, area adjacent to any roadway, or area open to motor vehicles and shall give warning by sounding the horn when necessary . . 05 . 06 It shall be unlawful for any person, whether licensed or not, who is an habitual user of narcotic drugs, barbital, or any derivative of barbital, or any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, barbital, or any derivative of barbital, to drive any vehicle upon any street or any other place within the boundaries of Michigan State University . It shall also be unlawful for the owner of any motor vehicle or any person having such in charge or in control thereof to authorize or knowingly permit the same to be driven or operated upon any street or any other place within the boundaries of Michigan State University by any person who is an habitual user of narcotic drugs, barbital, or any derivative of barbital or any person who is under the influence of intoxicating liquor or narcotic drugs, barbital, or any derivative of barbital. ( * .07 Driver regulations applicable: Every person operating a motorcycle or motor-driven cycle upon a roadway shall be granted all the rights and shall be subject to all the duties applicable to the driver of a vehicle under this ordinance except as to those provisions which by their nature can have no application. * .08 * .09 *.10 The operators of motorcycles or motor-driven cycles shall not ride more than two abreast on any roadway and shall comply with the seating and control requirements prescribed for bicyclists in Sections 43.07 and 43.08. Spotlights: A motorcycle shall not be equipped with more than one spot lamp, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be directed into the eyes of the approaching driver. Spotlights may not emit other than either a white or amber light. Every person riding animals or driving any animal drawing a vehicle upon a street shall be subject to the provisions of this ordinance applicable to the driver of a vehicle, except those provisions of this ordinance which by their nature can have no application. ( January, 1992 58 *Denotes Civil Infraction f/ \ Michigan State University Ordinances 40.11 * .11 * .12 * .13 . 14 Persons riding or leading animals on or along any street shall ride or lead · such animals on the left side of said street facing approaching traffic. No person shall use the streets for traveling on skis, toboggans, coasting sleds, or similar devices. No person shall use any roadway within the boundaries of Michigan State University as a sled or ski course for the purpose of coasting on sleds, skis, or other similar devices except on portions of such streets officially set aside for such use and adequately roped off or otherwise marked for such purpose. Driving through funeral or other processions: No operator of a vehicle shall drive through the vehicles, persons, or animals comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while such funeral or procession is in motion except when otherwise directed by a public safety officer. This provision shall not apply to authorized emergency vehicles . Permits required for parades, processions, and sound trucks: No funeral, procession, or parade, excepting the forces of the United States Armed Services, the military forces of this State, and the forces of the police and fire departments shall occupy, march, or proceed along any street or roadway except in accordance with a permit and such other regulations as are set forth herein which may apply. No sound truck or other vehicle equipped with amplifier or loudspeaker may be used unless written authorization is obtained as indicated in Section 2.03. *.15 Backing: The driver of a vehicle shall not back said vehicle: *.151 *.152 Unless such movement can be made with safety and without interfering with other traffic; Under such circumstances as to cause other traffic to yield right-of-way to avoid a collision; *.153 Through or into any intersection of two or more roadways. * .16 Vehicles shall not be driven on a sidewalk or footbridge. The driver of a vehicle shall not drive upon or within any sidewalk area or footbridge except at a driveway. *.17 Driving through safety zones prohibited: No vehicles shall at any time be driven through or within an occupied safety zone. *.18 . 19 Splashing: No person shall recklessly, willfully, wantonly, or carelessly operate his vehicle in such manner as to splash snow, rain, water, mud, dirt, or debris on any person then upon a sidewalk or crosswalk . Leaking or spilling: No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any street unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping therefrom. *Denotes Civil Infraction 59 January, 1992 40.20 * .20 *.21 * .22 * .23 * .24 *.25 Michigan State University Ordinances Crossing fire hose: No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a fire department without the consent of the fire department official in command. Coaster, roller skates, and similar devices restricted: No person upon roller skates, or riding in or by means of any coaster, toy vehicle, or similar device, shall go upon any roadway except while crossing a street on a crosswalk, and when so crossing such person shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to pedestrians. This section shall not apply upon any street while set aside as a play street as provided for in this ordinance. Clinging to vehicles: No person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, motor-driven cycle, coaster, sled, roller skates, or any toy vehicle shall attach the same or himself to any vehicle upon any street. Boarding or alighting from vehicles: No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is in motion. Restrictions on trucks and commercial vehicles upon use of streets: When signs are erected giving notice thereof, no person shall operate or stop, stand, or park any truck or commercial vehicle with a gross weight in excess of the amounts specified thereon at any time upon any of the streets or parts of streets on which such signs have been posted. Lamp or flag on projecting load: Whenever the load upon any vehicle extends to the rear 4 feet or more beyond the bed or body of such vehicle, there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of the load, during the hours between one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead, a red light or lantern plainly visible from a distance of at least 500 feet to the sides and rear. The red light or lantern required under this section shall be in addition to the red rear light required upon every vehicle. At any other time there shall be displayed at the extreme rear end of such load a red flag or cloth not less than 12 inches square and so hung that the entire area is visible to the driver of a vehicle approaching from the rear. * .26 No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are in the front seat such number of persons as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides of the vehicle or as to interfere with the driver's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. * .27 No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere with the driver's view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle. *.28 No person in a bus, trolley coach, or other transit vehicle shall stand beyond the safety line, which shall be inlaid, constructed in the floor, or painted upon the floor, so as to interfere with or obstruct the driver's view to the front or sides, or to obstruct the view of signals he may give to drivers of other vehicles. ( January, 1992 60 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 40.29 *.29 No person shall drive any motor vehicle with a window so damaged or with any sign, poster, or other non-transparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, side or rear windows of such vehicle so as to obstruct the driver's view, other than a certificate or other paper required to be so displayed by law. *.30 No vehicle shall be operated upon any street unless the driver's vision through any required equipment is normal and unless such vehicle complies with the provisions of Section 41.00 . . 31 * .32 No owner shall display upon any part of his vehicle or knowingly permit the display thereon of any official designation, sign, or insignia of any public or quasi-public corporation, municipal, state or national department, or government subdivision without authority of such agency. Any person who drives any vehicle upon a street, sidewalk, parking area or structure, recreation area, lawn or farm area, or within any building carelessly and heedlessly, but without wantonness or recklessness, in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property shall be guilty of driving in an unsafe manner. *.33 Whenever a vehicle is parked upon a street or highway during the hours between one half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, and at any other time when there is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible persons and vehicles on the highway at a distance of 500 feet ahead, there shall be displayed upon the left side of such vehicle one or more lamps which shall exhibit a white or amber light on the roadway side visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front of the vehicle and a red light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the rear. * .34 Any lighted headlights upon a parked vehicle shall be depressed or dimmed. September 15, 1964 Enacted: Amended: September 1, 1986 *Denotes Civil Infraction 61 January, 1992 ( ( ( ( I 41.00 41.00 Equipment Michigan State University Ordinances *41.01 Vehicles in unsafe condition not to be driven or moved *41.02 Muffler requirements; prohibitions *41.03 Engine equipped to prevent excessive fumes and smoke *41.04 Substance igniting exhaust gases prohibited *41.05 Lights to be equipped according to Michigan Vehicle Code *41.06 Number of spot lamps allowed; requirements 41.07 Flashing lights; red and green lights *41.08 Brakes; requirements *41.09 Horns; requirements *41.10 Windshields free of obstructions to driver's view *41.11 Cle.aning device required; device to be self operating *41.111 Windshield wiper required in good condition *41.12 Windshield washer requirement *41.13 Tires with metal contacting road prohibited *41.131 Protuberance other exceptions than rubber prohibited; *41.14 *41.15 View to rear and mirrors; requirements Size, weight, and load of vehicles prohibitions * .01 * .02 * .03 * .04 * .05 No person shall drive or move and no owner shall cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any street or any other place upon property governed by the Board any vehicle or combination of vehicles which is in such unsafe condition as to endanger any person or which does not contain those parts or is not at all times equipped with such lamps and other equipment in proper condition and adjustment as required by this section, or which is equipped in any manner in violation of this section. Every motor vehicle shall at all times be equipped with a muffler in good working order and in constant operation to prevent excessive noise and annoying smoke, and no person shall operate on the streets a motor vehicle equipped with a muffler cut-out, by-pass, or similar device, or a device for the purpose of causing flame or smoke to be emitted from a vehicle, except a highway maintenance vehicle. The engine and power mechanism of every motor vehicle shall be so equipped and adjusted as to prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke. No person shall introduce any gasoline, foreign material, or obstruction into the muffler or exhaust pipe which causes or is capable of causing exhaust gases to ignite, bum, or flash in any manner or form. Lights: Every vehicle upon a street within the boundaries of Michigan State University shall be equipped with lights which shall be lighted in accordance with the provisions of the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of Michigan, 1949, as amended. January, 1992 62 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 41.06 * .06 Spot lamps: Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not to exceed two spot lamps, and every lighted spot lamp shall be so aimed and used upon approaching another vehicle that no part of the beam will be directed into the eyes of the approaching driver. Spot lamps may not emit other than either a white or amber light. .07 Flashing, RED and GREEN lights: No vehicle except those authorized by law shall display any flashing light except directional signals, or a red light to the front or a green light to the rear. * .08 Brakes: Every motor vehicle or combination of motor-drawn vehicles when operated upon a street or any other place within the boundaries of Michigan State University shall be equipped with brakes of such construction, and capable at all times and under all conditions of stopping the vehicle in such manner as required by the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of Michigan, 1949, as amended. * .09 Horns: Every motor vehicle when being operated shall be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200 feet, but no horn or other warning device shall emit an unreasonable loud or harsh sound or a whistle. The driver of a motor vehicle shall, when reasonably necessary to insure safe operation, give audible warning with his horn but shall not otherwise use such horn when upon a street. *.10 Obstruction to view: No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other non-transparent material upon the front windshield, sidewings, or side of rear windows of such vehicle which obstructs the driver's clear view of the highway, or other suspended object except as authorized by law, which in any way obstructs the vision of the driver of the vehicle. * .11 Windshield wiper: The windshield of every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a device for cleaning rain, snow, or other moisture from the windshield, which device shall be so constructed as to be controlled by the driver of the vehicle and shall be continuously self-operated after having been actuated by the driver of the vehicle. *.111 Every windshield wiper upon a motor vehicle shall be maintained in good working order. * .12 Windshield washer: No motor vehicle licensed as such and manufactured after January 1, 1956, shall be operated on the streets or property of Michigan State University unless it is equipped with a windshield washer maintained in operable condition at all times and capable of cleaning the windshield in such a fashion as to leave the driver with a clear view of the highway or any intersecting highway. *.13 Tires: No motor truck, tractor, trailer, or semi-trailer shall be operated on the paved areas of the property governed by the Board if the tires are equipped with metal that comes in contact with the surface of the road or which have a partial contact of metal with the surface of the road. *Denotes Civil Infraction 63 January, 1992 41.131 *.131 Michigan State University Ordinances No tire on a vehicle moved on any paved area shall have on its periphery any block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or any other protuberance of any material other than rubber which projects beyond the tread of the traction surface of the tire, except that it shall be permissible to use farm machinery with tires having protuberances which will not injure the highway, and except also that it shall be permissible to use tire chains of reasonable proportions upon any vehicle when required for safety because of snow, · ice, or other conditions tending to cause a vehicle to skid. ( *.14 View to rear, mirrors: No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a street or parking area or structure when said motor vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent the driver from obtaining a view of the street to the rear by looking backward from the driver's position unless such vehicle is equipped with a mirror so located as to reflect to the driver a view of the street to the rear of the said vehicle. Every commercial vehicle of one-half ton capacity or more, operating upon the street, shall be equipped with two mirrors, one on each side, so adjusted that the operator shall have a clear view of the street behind such commercial vehicle. * .15 Size, weight, and load: No person shall drive or move or cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on any street any vehicle or vehicles of width, height, length, or weight in excess of the limitations governing size and weight restrictions specified in the Michigan Vehicle Code, Act 300, Public Acts of Michigan, 1949, as amended. Enacted: Reprinted: July, 1979 September 15, 1964 ( I \ January, 1992 64 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( Michigan State University Ordinances 42.00 Traffic - Pedestrians 42.00 *42.01 Subject to intersection signals, rights, and duties at other places *42.02 Right-of-way at crosswalks; traffic-control devices; unmarked *42.03 *42.04 *42.05 *42.06 *42.07 *42.08 *42.09 crosswalks Special pedestrian-control signals Duty between adjacent intersections with signals To yield right-of-way to emergency vehicles Shall not pass beyond closed railroad crossing gate Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk Crossing roadway at right angles Crossing at other than crosswalks; yield to vehicles required *42.091 Tunnels or overhead crossings *42.10 Walk left side of roadway; where sidewalks provided; where *42.11 42.12 *42.13 sidewalks not provided Soliciting rides or business White canes; guide dog; duty of motorist Crosswalk - at other than intersection * .01 * .02 Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic-control signals at intersections as provided for in Sections 34.012, 34.014, 34.016, 34.019, and 34.03 of this ordinance, and at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions stated in this section. Pedestrian's right-of-way at crosswalks: Where traffic-control signals are not in place or in operation, the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within any marked crosswalk or within any unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, except as otherwise provided in this section. * .03 Whenever special pedestrian-control signals exhibiting the words "Walk," "Don't Walk," or "Wait" are in place, such signals shall indicate as specified in Section 34.03. * .04 Between adjacent intersections at which traffic-control signals are in operation pedestrians shall not cross the roadway except in a marked crosswalk. * .05 A pedestrian shall yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle under the conditions prescribed in Section 47.04. *.06 No pedestrian shall pass through, around, over, or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad grade crossing or bridge while such gate or barrier is closed or is being opened or closed. * .07 Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk: Pedestrians shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right half of crosswalk. •Denotes Civil Infraction 65 January, 1992 42.08 *.08 Crossing roadway at right angles: No pedestrian shall, except in a marked crosswalk, cross a roadway at any other place than by a route at right angles to the curb or by the shortest route to the opposite curb. Michigan State University Ordinances *.09 Crossing at other than crosswalks: Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. *.091 Any pedestrian crossing a roadway at a point where a pedestrian tunnel or overhead pedestrian crossing has been provided shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. * .10 Walk on left side of roadway: Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for pedestrians to walk upon the main traveled portion of the street or roadway. Where sidewalks are not provided, pedestrians shall, when practicable, walk on the left side of the street or highway facing traffic which passes nearest. * .11 Pedestrians soliciting rides or business: No person shall stand in a roadway for the purpose of soliciting a ride, employment, or business from the occupant of any vehicle . . 12 White canes: Any driver of a vehicle who approaches within 10 feet of a person wholly or partially blind, carrying a cane or walking stick which is white or white tipped with red, or being led by a guide dog wearing a harness and walking on either side of or slightly in front of said blind person, shall immediately come to a full stop and take such precautions before proceeding as may be necessary to avoid accident or injury to the person wholly or partially blind. ( * .13 When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation the driver of a vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or stopping if need be to so yield, to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within a crosswalk when the pedestrian is upon the half of the roadway upon which the vehicle is traveling, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger, but no pedestrian shall suddenly leave a curb or other place of safety and walk or run into the path of a vehicle which is so close that it is impossible for the driver to yield. Enacted: Amended: May 16, 1969 September 15, 1964 January, 1992 66 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 43.00 43.00 Bicyclists - Traffic 43.01 Definition *43.02 Unlawful to operate or possess unregistered bicycle *43.03 Permits; display of *43.04 Transfer of permits 43.05 When to apply for permit; registration 43.06 *43.07 Unlawful to operate unless equipped as desired Impounding and release of *43.071 Equipped with lights and mirrors *43.072 Equipped with brakes *43.08 *43.09 *43.10 *43.11 *43.12 *43.13 *43.14 *43.15 43.16 *43.17 *43.18 43.19 *43.20 43.21 43.22 *43.23 Not to be operated more than two abreast Speed not greater than reasonable to safety Clinging to moving vehicle prohibited To yield to pedestrians at intersections and crosswalks Careless or reckless manner On sidewalk prohibited; exception Rights and duties Obedience to traffic control devices required Parking areas Unlawful to park except in bicycle areas Parking prohibited in area for motor vehicles; exception Inoperable bicycles; impound Locking required Authority to publish special regulations Parking limitations Number of riders .01 *.02 *.03 The term "bicycle" as used in this ordinance shall mean and include any one- or two wheeled device having a wheel or wheels 16 inches or greater in diameter which is propelled by human power. The term "bicycle" as used in this ordinance shall not be deemed to include vehicles propelled by a motor or engine of any kind. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or leave unattended upon the campus any bicycle which does not bear a current and valid license or permit issued by the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety, the City of Lansing, the City of East Lansing, Lansing Township, or Meridian Township. The permission to operate a bicycle in and upon the campus shall be evidenced by a permit tag to be designed by the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety. Such permit tag is to be made of metal or other durable composition and shall be issued by the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety after acceptance for filing of the application for a permit. Each owner or owners of a bicycle shall, upon receiving a permit tag from the Department of Public Safety, cause the same to be affixed in a conspicuous place on the bicycle covered by said permit, *Denotes Civil Infraction 67 January, 1992 43.03 Michigan State University Ordinances provided, however, that the Michigan State University Department of Public S'afety may, in their discretion, designate the particular place on each bicycle where the permit tag shall be displayed by the owner or owners thereof. Such permit tags shall be displayed on each bicycle at all times when the same are being operated in and upon the campus. * .04 Upon the sale or other transfer of a licensed bicycle by the owner or owners thereof, said owner or owners shall remove the permit tag and shall surrender the same to the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety: Provided, however, that said owner or owners, together with the transferee or vendee of said bicycle, may apply to the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety for the transfer of the registration of said bicycle and the permit to operate same to the vendee or transferee, and upon such application to the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety shall then cause the registration of said bicycle and the permit to operate the same to be placed in the name of the vendee or transferee . . 05 . 06 Application for a permit to operate a bicycle shall be made upon bringing a bicycle not meeting the requirements of Section 43.02 of this ordinance upon the campus. For the convenience of the public, the Department of Public Safety shall provide for bicycle registration at some time during every day of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays . The Department of Public Safety shall take into its custody and impound any bicycle found upon the campus which is not properly registered or licensed as provided in this ordinance, or which is parked in violation of sections 43.17, 43.18, 43.19, 43.20, 43.21, or 43.22, and shall release such bicycle only after it shall be properly registered by its owner and a fee for its impoundment paid, or a summons issued to the owner for the alleged violation. The fee for impoundment shall be of such amount as shall reimburse the University for all costs of impounding and enforcing the provisions of this ordinance. Impounded bicycles not claimed shall be auctioned and the proceeds of such auction applied to the cost of enforcement and impoundment. * .07 It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a bicycle on the campus unless the same shall be equipped as hereinafter set forth: * .071 Every bicycle which is operated during the period from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise shall be equipped with an activated white lamp on the front thereof, visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of at least 300 feet in front of such bicycle, and shall also be equipped with a mirror reflector or lamp on the rear, exhibiting a red light visible under like conditions from a distance of at least 200 feet to the rear of such bicycle; *.072 Every bicycle shall be equipped with a suitable brake adequate to control the movement of and to stop said bicycle within a reasonable distance on dry, smooth, hard-surfaced road. * .08 No persons operating bicycles on the campus shall ride more than two abreast. January, 1992 68 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 43.09 * .09 No person shall operate a bicycle at a speed faster than what is reasonable and proper with regard to the safety of the operator and others. * .10 No person operating a bicycle shall attach himself to any other moving vehicle. *.11 * .12 Every person operating a bicycle shall accord the right-of-way to pedestrians crossing roads and streets on the campus at all intersections and crosswalks. The operator of a bicycle shall at no time remove both feet from the pedals thereof nor both hands from the handlebars or steering apparatus of said bicycle, nor shall any operator drive said bicycle in a careless or reckless manner or practice any acrobatic riding while said bicycle is being operated on the campus. * .13 No operator of a bicycle shall cause the same to be driven upon or across any sidewalk or footpath situated on the campus or upon the campus grounds: Provided, however, that the operator of any bicycle may dismount from such bicycle and proceed upon such sidewalks and footpaths on foot, pushing said bicycle while so proceeding on foot. * .14 Every person operating a bicycle on a roadway on the campus shall be granted all of the rights and shall be subject to all of the duties applicable to the driver of a motor vehicle by the laws of the State of Michigan except insofar as the provisions of this ordinance for the operation of such bicycle shall conflict or modify said general laws which by their nature can have no application to the operation of bicycles. * .15 Any person operating a bicycle upon a roadway on the campus shall obey the instructions of all official traffic-control signals, signs, and other control devices applicable to motor vehicles unless otherwise directed by a public safety officer . . 16 The Michigan State University Department of Public Safety shall as soon as may be practicable, lay out and establish upon the campus certain areas to be utilized as parking lots or areas for bicycles. The Michigan State University Department of Public Safety, pursuant to the authority hereby vested with them, shall establish a sufficient number of bicycle parking lots to adequately accommodate the number of bicycles duly registered and licensed under the provisions of this ordinance, and said bicycle parking lots and areas shall be established at diverse appropriate places on the campus. In the establishing of said bicycle parking lots and areas, the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety shall consult and advise with the President of Michigan State University and the Landscape Architect of Michigan State University. *.17 Upon the establishment of bicycle parking lots and areas as herein provided for, it shall be unlawful for the operator of a bicycle to cause the same to be parked in any place upon the campus outside of said bicycle parking lots and areas. In the event that bicycle parking racks are available in said parking lots and areas, the operator of a bicycle shall park such bicycle in the racks which may be provided. In the event that there are no racks provided or that the number of said racks is insufficient to accommodate him, the operator of a bicycle shall park his bicycle in an upright position within the confines of said parking lots or areas. *Denotes Civil Infraction 69 January, 1992 43.18 * .18 . 19 * .20 . 21 Michigan State University Ordinances No bicycle shall be parked in any space designed and intended for use by motor vehicles unless such area shall be specifically allocated to bicycle parking by placement of a bicycle rack . No bicycle in an inoperable condition shall be parked on University property for a period longer than 48 hours. Any such inoperable bicycle shall be impounded by the Department of Public Safety and its owner shall pay the impoundment fee prescribed above to secure release of said bicycle. No bicycle shall be parked and left unattended unless such bicycle is locked to a bicycle rack or immobilized with a locking device . The Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to publish special regulations providing for removal of bicycles from a bicycle parking area or areas and prohibiting bicycle parking in such area or areas for designated periods for ground maintenance and improvements or other University functions. Bicycles not removed from such areas or parked after the special regulations have been published shall be in violation of this ordinance and shall be impounded as provided for in Section 43.06 . . 22 No person shall park any bicycle on the campus longer than 48 hours unless he is currently registered as a student, is employed by the University, or is currently residing on University property. Bicycles parked contrary to this provision shall be in violation of this ordinance and shall be impounded as provided for in Section 43.06. * .23 A person propelling a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a permanent and regular seat attached to the bicycle. No bicycle shall be used to carry more persons at one time than the number for which it is designed and equipped. Enacted: Amended: May 21, 1981 September 15, 1964 ( ( January, 1992 70 *Denotes Civil Infraction / Michigan State University Ordinances 44.00 44.00 Accidents - Traffic 44.01 Required to stop at accident involving death, injury, or 44.02 44.03 44.04 44.05 44.06 44.07 44.08 damage Required to give information and render aid Duty to report accidents immediately When driver unable to report accident Duty when striking unattended vehicle Duty when striking fixtures on a roadway Garages to report Accident reports confidential .01 . 02 Duty to stop at scene of accident involving death or personal injuries or damage to vehicles: The driver of any vehicle directly involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person, or resulting in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident or as close thereto as possible, but shall then forthwith return to and in every event remain at the scene of the accident until he has fulfilled the requirements of Sections 44.02, 44.03, or 44.04. Every such stop shall be made without obstructing traffic more than is necessary . Duty to give information and render aid: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of any person or damage to any vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall give his name, address, and the registration number of the vehicle he is driving and shall upon request exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license to the person struck or the driver, or occupant of or person attending any vehicle collided with and where practical shall render to any person injured in such accident reasonable assistance, including the making of arrangements for the transportation of such person to a physician, surgeon, or hospital for medical or surgical treatment, if necessary, or if such transportation is requested by the injured person . . 03 Duty to report accidents immediately: The driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or death of any person or any property damage shall by the quickest means of communication give notice of such accident to the Department of Public Safety. No vehicle involved in such accident shall be moved except when so ordered by a public safety officer . . 04 When driver unable to report: Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of making a required accident report and there was another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of making a report, such occupant shall make or cause to be made said report . . 05 Duty upon striking unattended vehicle: The driver of any vehicle which collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall immediately stop, and shall then and there either locate and notify the operator or owner of such vehicle of the name and address of the driver and owner of the vehicle striking the unattended vehicle, or if such person 71 January, 1992 44.05 Michigan State University Ordinances cannot be located, shall leave securely attached in a conspicuous place in the vehicle struck a written notice giving the name and address of the driver and of the owner of the vehicle doing the striking and a statement of the circumstances thereof, and shall report such accident as provided in Sections 44.03 or 44.04 of this ordinance . ( . 06 Duty upon striking fixtures on a street or roadway: The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixtures legally upon or adjacent to a street shall take reasonable steps to locate and notify the owner or person in charge of such property of such fact, and of his name and address and of the registration number of the vehicle he is driving, and shall upon request exhibit his operator's or chauffeur's license and shall make a report of such accident as provided in Section 44.03 of this ordinance . . 07 .08 Garages to report: The person in charge of any garage or repair shop to which is brought any motor vehicle which shows evidence of having been involved in an accident, or struck by any bullet, shall report to the Department of Public Safety immediately after such vehicle is received and before any repairs are made to such vehicle, giving the engine number, registration number, and the name and address of the owner and operator of such vehicle, together with any other discernible information. Accident reports confidential: All accident reports and supplemental reports required of drivers of vehicles by Section 45.47 shall be without prejudice to the individual reporting, and shall be for the confidential use of the Department of Public Safety and the Commissioner of State Police, except that the Department of Public Safety may disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such accident. No such report shall be used as evidence in any court action arising out of an accident, except that the Department of Public Safety shall furnish, upon demand of any person ~ho has or claims to have made such a report or upon demand of any court, a certificate showing that a specified accident report has or has not been made to the Department of Public Safety solely to prove a compliance or a failure to comply with the requirement that such a report be made to the department. ( Enacted: September 15, 1964 January, 1992 72 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.00 Administration - Traffic 45.01 Office of Traffic Engineer 45.02 Duties of Traffic Engineer 45.021 Traffic control orders 45.00 45.03 Stop signs; authority; erection of 45.04 Stopping, standing, or parking; authority to establish and erect signs 45.05 Speed restrictions; authority to establish and erect signs 45.051 Prima facie limit outside business-residential area 45.052 Prima facie limit in business-residential area 45.053 Prima facie limit in alleys and service drives 45.06 One-way roadways and alleys; authority to establish and erect signs 45.07 Crosswalks, safety zones, and traffic lanes 45.071 Authority to designate and maintain crosswalks 45.072 Authority to establish safety zones 45.073 Authority to designate traffic lanes Restricted turn signs; authority to erect Turning markers; authority to place to direct turns Through streets; authority to designate; stop signs required at entrances Play streets; authority to establish Parking; authority to establish parking and tow away zones AU-night parking; authority to prohibit upon Board's authorization; erection of signs 45.08 45.09 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 Loading zones; authority to establish and erect signs 45.141 Application for establishment of zone 45.142 When application for zone not required 45.15 Public carrier stands; authority to establish and erect signs 45.16 Metered parking zones and areas restricted by parking gates; authority to erect parking meters and gates 45.17 Weight restrictions; authority to limit weight of commercial vehicles; signs 45.18 Emergency and experimental regulations; authority to establish 45.181 Authority to test traffic-control devices 45.19 Traffic-control devices; authority to place or remove; 45.20 45.21 establish effective times Traffic-control devices; manual and specifications for Limit to authority; permission of State Highway Commi~ion required 73 January, 1992 ( ( 45.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 *45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32 45.33 45.34 45.35 45.36 45.37 45.38 45.39 45.40 45.41 45.42 45.43 45.44 45.45 45.46 45.47 Special traffic-control regulations; authority to establish; signs required Authority of director to employ special employees to direct traffic; authority of special employees Special restricted parking areas; authority to establish and erect signs Mass transit regulation Bicycle lanes; authority to establish and erect signs Display of device resembling traffic-control device prohibited Advertisement on traffic-control devices prohibited Authority to remove Private parking areas without permission prohibited Damage to traffic-control devices Traffic law enforcement; duty of director Record required for issuance of citation books to public safety officers Issuance of citation to violator; when it shall be issued Citation on illegally parked vehicle Disposition of citation and copies lliegal disposition or alteration of citation Unlawful to cancel or solicit the cancellation of citation Issuance of notice of impounding of vehicle When required to send notice of impounding of vehicle to State Police Traffic violations; maintenance of records Driver records; maintenance of 45.421 Records maintained for five-year period Accident reports; system of filing 45.431 All accident reports will be filed; availability of reports; use of Copy of complaint; filing of duplicate copy 45.441 Filing of record of disposition of charge Warrants; record of warrants issued for traffic violations; fmal disposition Traffic accident studies Accident reports; preparation of; forms 45.471 Submission of accident reports; report of accidents to State Police ( 45.48 Availability of traffic violation reports to public; to be serially numbered; disposal records of such forms considered public records ( January, 1992 74 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 45.01 .01 . 02 45.49 Annual traffic safety report; prepared by; submitted to; contents 45.491 45.492 45.493 Number of accidents; number of deaths and injuries; other pertinent data Number of accidents investigated; other pertinent data Plans and recommendations Traffic Engineer (office): The Office of Traffic Engineer is hereby established. The Traffic Engineer shall be appointed in a manner prescribed by the Board of Trustees and shall exercise the powers and duties provided in this ordinance in a manner prescribed by the Board of Trustees and shall exercise the powers and duties provided in this ordinance in a manner consistent with prevailing traffic safety practices and in the best interests of Michigan State University. In the absence of the Traffic Engineer said duties and authority shall be vested in the Director of Public Safety or other officials as determined by the Board of Trustees . Traffic Engineer (duties): It is the general duty of the Traffic Engineer to determine the installation, proper timing, and maintenance of traffic control devices; to plan and direct the operation of traffic on streets within the boundaries of Michigan State University; to establish parking areas therein, designating limitation and use thereof; to install appropriate signs implementing the provisions of this ordinance; to certify as to installation, removal, or authorization of such devices and signs by posting same in the Administration Building, Kellogg Center, and the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety or such other public places as may be deemed appropriate within the campus, accessible to the public including a map certification illustrating graphically the placement and purpose thereof, for all such actions up to and including March 2, 1965; with all subsequent such actions by the maintenance of a traffic control order (sometimes called "work order") file . . 021 Copies of traffic control order, certified by the Traffic Engineer to be a true transcript compared by him with the original in the headquarters of the Department of Public Safety, shall be evidence in all courts and proceedings in like manner as if the original were produced. If it shall appear that a traffic control sign, signal, or device conforming to the provisions of the ordinances was erected or in place when the alleged violation of this ordinance occurred, such showing shall be prima facie evidence of the existence of a lawful traffic control order authorizing such traffic control, sign, or device, and it shall be unnecessary for the prosecution to affirmatively show the existence of a valid traffic control order in such cases, unless and until such presumption is rebutted by competent evidence . • 03 Stop signs: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to determine and designate intersections where conditions warrant the stopping of traffic and to determine whether vehicles shall stop at one or more entrances to any such intersection, and shall erect a stop sign at every place where he shall find a stop 75 January, 1992 45.03 Michigan State University Ordinances required, except at those intersections which are controlled by automatic signals or other traffic-control devices. ( .04 Stopping, standing, or parking: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to prohibit or restrict the stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles on any street within the boundaries of Michigan State University and to erect signs giving notice thereof where, in his opinion, such stopping, standing, or parking of vehicles interferes with the movement of traffic thereon . . 05 Speed restrictions: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish, increase, or decrease the speed regulations provided in Sections 37.00-37.04, and to erect signs giving notice thereof as follows: .051 .052 Establish prima facie lawful speed limits on highways outside of business or residential districts; Increase the prima facie speed limits on through highways within business or residential districts; .053 Establish the prima facie speed limits in alleys and service drives . . 06 One-way streets, roadways, and alleys: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to designate one-way streets, roadways, or alleys, and shall place and maintain signs giving notice thereof, and no such regulation shall be effective unless such signs are in place. Signs indicating the direction of lawful traffic movement shall be placed at every intersection where movement of traffic in the opposite direction is prohibited . ( . 07 Crosswalks, safety zones, and traffic lanes: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized: .071 .072 .073 To designate and maintain by appropriate devices, marks, or lines upon the surface of the roadway within the jurisdiction of Michigan State University, crosswalks at those places where he shall find that there is particular danger to pedestrians crossing the roadway and when he shall further find that the existence of a crosswalk will reduce that danger; To establish safety zones of such kind and character and at such places where he shall find that there is particular danger to pedestrians and which are consistent with State law, and where he shall find that the existence of a safety zone will reduce that danger; To mark lanes upon the roadway of any street where he shall find that a regular alignment of traffic is necessary in the interests of safety and efficiency, or at such places as he may find to be advisable, consistent with this ordinance and State law. January, 1992 76 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.08 .08 • 09 . 10 . 11 . 12 . 13 . 14 Restricted turn signs: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to determine those streets or intersections of such streets from which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left, or U turn, and shall place proper signs upon such streets and at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between the hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are unrestricted . Turning markers: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is authorized to place markers, buttons, or signs within or adjacent to intersections and thereby require and direct that a different course from that specified in this article be traveled by vehicles turning at an intersection, and when markers, buttons, or signs are so placed, no driver of a vehicle shall turn a vehicle at an intersection other than as directed and required by such markers, buttons, or signs . Through streets: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to designate through highways if stop signs are erected at the entrances thereto, subject to the approval of the State Highway Commission if a State trunkline highway is involved . Play streets: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to declare and to establish, whenever he shall find that the public safety and convenience are best served thereby, any street or part thereof a play street and to place appropriate signs and barricades enclosing the roadway . Parking: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety shall determine the location and nature of parking and tow away zones, and shall erect and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and giving notice thereof, except that no such zones shall be established on State trunkline highways . All-night parking: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety when so authorized by the Board of Trustees may prohibit all-night parking and erect signs giving notice thereof upon any street or portion thereof whenever in his opinion such prohibition is necessary or advisable in the interest of public safety . Loading zones: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to determine the location of passenger and freight loading zones and shall place and maintain appropriate signs indicating the same and stating the hours during which such zones shall be restricted for loading purposes . . 141 . 142 No loading zone shall hereafter be established unless a written application for such zone is submitted to the Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety . The application required herein shall not apply to the designation of loading zones in front of any public building, theater, school, church, hospital, or similar institutional building. 77 January, 1992 45.15 .15 Michigan State University Ordinances Public carrier stands: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to establish bus stops, bus stands, taxicab stands, and stands for other passenger common carrier motor vehicles on such public streets, in such places and in such number as he shall determine to be of the greatest benefit and convenience to the public. Every such bus stop, bus stand, taxicab stand, or other stand shall be designated by appropriate signs which he may cause to be erected by the carrier for whom said stand is designated . ( . 16 Metered parking zones in area: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to determine and designate metered parking zones and to install and maintain as many parking meters as necessary in said metered parking zones where it is determined that the installation of parking meters shall be necessary to aid in the regulation, control, and inspection of the parking of vehicles. The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to determine or designate parking lots or areas which shall be controlled and restricted by parking gates and is authorized to install and maintain as many parking gates as may be necessary in said areas where it is determined that the installation of parking gates shall be necessary to aid the regulation, control, and inspection of the parking of vehicles. .17 Weight restrictions: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby authorized to prohibit the use of the roadway by trucks or other commercial vehicles and to impose limitations as to the weight thereof on designated streets where, in his opinion, the public safety is concerned, but said prohibitions and limitations shall not become effective until notice thereof is given by means of appropriate signs placed on such streets . ( . 18 . 19 Emergency and experimental regulations: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to establish all regulations necessary to make effective the provisions of this ordinance and to establish and enforce temporary or experimental regulations consistent with this ordinance, to cover emergencies or special conditions. No such regulation shall be effective and enforceable until and unless adequate signs, signals, or other notices are erected clearly indicating said regulation. No such temporary or experimental regulation shall remain in effect for more than 90 days . . 181 The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety may test traffic-control devices under actual conditions of traffic . Traffic-control devices: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety shall place and maintain or remove traffic-control signs, signals, lane markings, and other devices and shall determine the hours and days during which any traffic-control device shall be in operation or be in effect, when and as required under this ordinance to indicate and to carry out the provisions of said ordinance, and may place and maintain such additional traffic-control devices as he may deem necessary to regulate traffic under this ordinance and under State law, to regulate, warn, or guide traffic. ( January, 1992 78 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.20 .20 Manual and specifications for traffic-control devices: All traffic-control signs, signals, and devices shall conform to the specifications published in the Michigan Manual of Traffic Control Devices. ( .21 . 22 . 23 Limit to authority: Notwithstanding the authority granted to the Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety under this ordinance, no stop signs, pavement markings, buttons, or any traffic-control device shall be erected or maintained upon any State trunkline under the jurisdiction of the State Transportation Commission without the latter's written permission . Special traffic-control measures: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to establish special regulations for control of traffic for limited but regularly recurring periods of time such as occur during "rush hour" traffic conditions and which extend for periods longer than the 90 days provided for in Section 45.18 . The Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to employ students or other special employees of the Department of Public Safety to be assigned to the control and direction of traffic. While engaged in directing traffic and while wearing devices or emblems distinctively identifying them as employees of the Department of Public Safety, such special employees shall be considered to be officers of Michigan State University and no motorist shall disregard the directions of such special employees while they are directing or controlling traffic. ( .24 Special parking privileges and restrictions: The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to establish special, restricted parking areas (and erect signs which indicate such restrictions) where such restrictions are necessary for essential activities of the university and/or where interference with such operations may adversely affect the public interest in maintaining a safe and well-ordered community. Examples of such restricted areas, without excluding others, are hospital parking zones for physicians; parking zones for emergency vehicles; parking zones for university vehicles; parking spaces rented by and reserved for specific individuals; parking areas prohibited to visitors; requirement that visitors park only in specific areas; and restriction of areas for certain types of university vehicle permits . . 25 Mass transit regulations: The Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to regulate the movement and operation of mass transit vehicles operating on university property including location of loading points, routes, schedules, vehicle capacity, provisions for passenger and public safety, unscheduled and charter operations, fares, safety inspection of vehicles, approval of drivers and other matters which will ensure a safe, efficient mass transit service to the University. No person shall operate any vehicle contrary to the provisions of such regulations, nor shall any manager or owner allow any vehicle under his supervision to be operated on university property contrary to the provisions of such regulations. * .26 The Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to establish lanes on streets for the exclusive use of bicycles and erect signs which indicate such *Denotes Civil Infraction 79 January, 1992 45.26 Michigan State University Ordinances usage. When such lanes are so provided and designated it shall be illegal for any motor vehicle to be driven within the bicycle lane area . • 27 No person shall place, maintain, or display upon or in view on any street, any unauthorized sign, signal, marking, or device which purports to be, or is an imitation of or resembles a traffic-control device or railroad sign or signal, or which attempts to direct the movement of traffic, or which hides from view or interferes with the effectiveness of any traffic-control device or any railroad sign or signal . • 28 . 29 No person shall place or maintain any commercial or political advertising upon any street, traffic sign or signal, or parking meter . Every such prohibited sign, signal, or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety is hereby empowered to remove the same or cause it to be removed without notice . . 30 No person shall establish private or departmental parking areas within the boundaries of Michigan State University unless permission is first secured from the Traffic Engineer or Director of Public Safety . . 31 .32 . 33 . 34 Damage to traffic-control devices: No person shall attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any traffic-control device. Traffic law enforcement: It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Safety with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the Department of Public Safety to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and the State vehicle laws applicable to traffic, to make arrests when authorized by law, to assist in the prosecution of persons charged with violations, to investigate accidents, to cooperate with the Traffic Engineer and other officials in the administration of the traffic regulations, and in developing ways to improve traffic conditions and to carry out those duties especially imposed by this ordinance and any amendment thereto . The Director of Public Safety shall be responsible for the issuance of books of traffic citation and complaint forms and shall maintain or cause to be maintained a record of every such book and each set of citation and complaint forms contained herein issued to the individual members of the department and shall require and retain a receipt for every book so issued . Issuance of citation: Except when officially authorized or directed under State law to the contrary, a public safety officer who halts a person for any violation other than for the purpose of giving him a warning or warning notice and does not take such person into custody under arrest, shall take the name, address, and operator's license number of said person, the registered number of the motor vehicle involved, and such other pertinent information as may be necessary, and shall issue to him in writing a traffic citation. .35 Notice on illegally parked vehicle: Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked or stopped in violation of any of the restrictions imposed by this / \ ( January, 1992 80 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances 45.35 ordinance or by State law, the officer finding such vehicle shall take its registration number and may take any other information displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously affix to such vehicle a traffic citation . . 36 Disposition of citation: Every public safety officer upon issuing a traffic citation to an alleged violator of any provision of the motor vehicle laws of this State or of this ordinance shall submit the duplicate copies of the corresponding complaint to the Director of Public Safety or his authorized agent. .37 It shall be unlawful and official Illegal alteration or disposition of traffic citation: misconduct for any member of the Department of Public Safety or other officer or public employee to dispose of, alter, or deface a traffic citation or any copy of the corresponding complaint or the record of the issuance or disposition of any traffic citation, complaint, or warrant, in a manner other than as required in this section . . 38 Illegal cancellation of traffic citations or complaints: It shall be unlawful for any person to cancel or solicit the cancellation of any traffic citation or complaint issued to an alleged violator of this ordinance . . 39 Notice of impounding: Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street as authorized in Section 46.03, and the officer knows or is able to ascertain the name and address of the owner thereof, such officer shall, within a reasonable period of time, give or cause to be given notice in writing to such owner of the fact of such removal, and the reasons therefore, and of the place to which such vehicle has been removed. In the event any such vehicle is stored in a garage, a copy of such notice shall be given to the proprietor of such garage . . 40 Whenever an officer removes a vehicle from a street so authorized in Section 46.03 and does not know and is not able to ascertain the name of the owner, or for any other reason is unable to give the notice to the owner as hereinbefore provided, and in the event the vehicle is not returned to the owner within a period of three days, then and in that event the officer shall, within a reasonable period of time, send or cause to be sent a written report of such removal by mail to the Commissioner of State Police, and shall file a copy of such notice with the proprietor of any garage in which the vehicle may be stored. Such notice shall include a complete description of the vehicle, the date, time and place from which removed, the reasons for such removal, and the name of the garage or place where the vehicle is stored . . 41 Traffic violations: The Director of Public Safety or other officer of the Department of Public Safety designated by the Director shall keep a record of all violations of the traffic regulations of Michigan State University except standing or parking violations, and of the State vehicle laws of which any person has been charged, together with a record of the final disposition of all such alleged offenses. Such record shall be so maintained as to show the types of violations and the totals of each. Said record shall accumulate during at least a five-year period and from that time on the record shall be maintained complete for the most recent five-year period and in accord with existing Michigan Statutes. 81 January, 1992 45.42 Michigan State University Ordinances .42 Driver's record: The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a suitable record of all traffic accidents, warnings, arrests, convictions, and complaints reported for each driver, except those concerning standing or parking, which shall be filed alphabetically under the name of the driver concerned; .421 Such records shall accumulate during at least a five-year period and from that time on such records shall be maintained complete for at least the most recent five-year period . . 43 Accident reports: The Department of Public Safety shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports, or cards referring to them, shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the Traffic Engineer; .431 The Department of Public Safety shall receive and properly file all accident reports made to it under State law, or under any ordinance of Michigan State University. The reports required by this ordinance shall not be available for use in any court action, but shall be available to governmental agencies for the purpose of furnishing statistical information as to the number and cause of accidents . . 44 Copy of complaint: The Director of Public Safety shall maintain a file of one duplicate copy of the complaint corresponding to each traffic citation issued; .441 The Director of Public Safety shall also maintain or cause to be maintained in connection with every traffic citation issued by a member of the Department of Public Safety a record of the disposition of the charge . . 45 Warrants: The Director of Public Safety shall also maintain or cause to be maintained a record of all warrants issued on said traffic violation charges and which are delivered to the department for service, and of the final disposition of all such warrants . . 46 . 47 Conduct of traffic accident studies: Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the Department of Public Safety shall cooperate with the Traffic Engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures . Preparation of accident reports: The Department of Public Safety shall secure from the Commissioner of State Police forms for accident reports required hereunder, and thereon shall report as prescribed by law . . 471 Every public safety officer who, in the course of his regular duties, investigates a motor vehicle accident shall file a report of his findings with the Department of Public Safety. In addition, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Safety to submit a copy of investigative findings of accidents occurring on University streets or on any other lands governed by the Board where there is death, injury, or property damage in excess of ( January, 1992 82 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.471 ( .48 $200 to the Director of State Police on forms provided by the Department of State Police. Traffic violation reports - available to public: All forms for records of violations and notices of violations which shall include traffic citations issued by public safety officers shall be serially numbered. For each month and year a written record shall be kept available to the public showing the disposal of all such forms, and such records, notices, and reports shall be public records . . 49 Annual traffic safety report: The Department of Public Safety shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees. Such report shall contain information on traffic matters as follows: .491 .492 The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data; The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the department; .493 Plans and recommendations for future traffic enforcement activities. ( Enacted: Amended: April 20, 1973 September 15, 1964 83 January, 1992 46.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 46.00 Authority of Enforcement Officials 46.01 Authority to direct traffic; emergency provision to direct traffic 46.011 Firemen may direct; conditions 46.02 Inspect vehicles; authority to stop and inspect; enforcement 46.03 Authority to impound vehicle from street, highway, or ( parking area 46.031 Vehicle left unattended upon a bridge, viaduct or causeway obstructing traffic 46.032 Vehicle disabled on highway and person in charge unable to remove 46.033 Vehicle parked illegally and unattended on street or parking area and is obstruction to traffic 46.034 Vehicle driven upon streets and not in proper condition 46.035 Vehicle left continuously on street more than 48 hours 46.036 When driver of vehicle is arrested, vehicle unattended 46.037 Because of fire, flood, storm, snow, or other emergency 46.038 Vehicle abandoned in parking lot 46.039 Vehicle with six outstanding traffic violations; ( condition of release 46.0310 .Vehicle parked in reserved area 46.0311 Vehicle parked obstructing operations; on lawn; in shrubbery 46.04 Request accident reports; authority to require drivers and witnesses to file additional reports 46.05 Vehicles impound authority; release; fees; disposal of unclaimed vehicles 46.06 Unauthorized removal from impound facility .01 Direct traffic: Officers of the Department of Public Safety, or such special officers as are assigned by the Director of Public Safety, are hereby authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, or signal in conformance with traffic regulations provided that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the Department of Public Safety may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions of this ordinance; .011 Members of the fire department, when at the scene of a fire, may direct or assist the public safety officers in directing traffic thereat or in the immediate vicinity. January, 1992 84 ( Michigan State University Ordinances 46.02 .02 . 03 Inspect vehicles: Any public safety officer is hereby authorized on reasonable grounds shown to stop any motor vehicle and inspect the same, and if any defects in equipment are found, to take such enforcement action as provided by law . Impound vehicles: Members of the Department of Public Safety are hereby authorized to remove a vehicle from a street, highway, or parking area to the nearest garage or other place of safety, or to a garage designated or maintained by the Department of Public Safety, under the circumstances hereinafter enumerated: .031 .032 .033 .034 .035 .036 .037 .038 .039 When any vehicle is left unattended upon any bridge, viaduct or causeway, or subway where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic; When a vehicle upon a highway is so disabled as to constitute an obstruction to traffic and the person or persons in charge of the vehicle are by reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be unable to provide for its custody or removal; When any vehicle is left unattended upon a street or parking area and is so parked illegally as to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement of traffic; When a vehicle is found being driven upon the streets and is not in proper condition to be driven; When a vehicle is left unattended upon a street continuously for more than forty-eight hours and may be presumed to be abandoned; When the driver of such vehicle is taken into custody by the Department of Public Safety and such vehicle would thereby be left unattended upon the street; When removal is necessary in the interest of public safety because of fire, flood, storm, snow, or other emergency reason; When any vehicle is left unattended in any parking area under such circumstances as to be presumed to be abandoned; When any vehicle is found in violation and where it is determined that there are six or more outstanding violation citations and/or notices against the same vehicle. Such a vehicle shall not be released from impoundment until there is satisfactory evidence that all outstanding citations and/or notices relating to the vehicle have been cleared with the court and/or the Department of Public Safety; .0310 When any vehicle is found parked in an area specifically reserved for vehicles bearing a certain type of university permit or in a parking space specifically reserved for the exclusive use of one vehicle; 85 January, 1992 46.0311 Michigan State University Ordinances . 04 . 05 . 06 .0311 When any vehicle is found parked so as to obstruct university operations or is parked on lawns or in shrubbery . Request accident reports: The Department of Public Safety may require any driver of a vehicle involved in an accident to file written reports and supplemental reports concerning said accident, whenever the original information is insufficient in the opinion of the Department of Public Safety, and may require witnesses of such accidents to render reports to the Department of Public Safety . The Department of Public Safety may impound and remove to a storage lot or facility established by the Director of Public Safety, any motor vehicle that is parked in violation of this ordinance or other rules adopted by the Board. The motor vehicle shall be released to the owner or the agent of the owner after an impoundment fee is paid. The fee for impoundment shall be of such amount as shall reimburse the University for all towing and impoundment costs and for storage. Impounded vehicles not claimed shall be disposed of as provided by law . It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, without the special authorization of the Director of Public Safety or his designee, any motor vehicle, motorcycle, bicycle, motor-driven cycle, motor home, trailer, or other object that has been placed in an impound lot, storage facility, or bicycle pen that has been designated and posted, until the prescribed fees have been paid. Enacted: Amended: June 8, 1990 September 15, 1964 ( January, 1992 86 Michigan State University Ordinances 47 .00 Application - Traffic 47.00 47 .01 Compliance with order of public safety officer; order of fireman 47 .02 Parent or guardian of child shall not permit him to violate ordinance *47 .03 Application of bicycle regulations 47 .04 Exceptions; authorized emergency vehicle 47 .041 Park or stand 47 .042 Proceed through red or stop signal or sign 47 .043 Exceed speed limit 47 .044 Disregard regulations regarding movement and turning 47 .045 Exemptions; when applicable 47 .046 Exemption for persons and vehicles engaged in road *47 .OS Preferential right-of-way work *47 .051 Driver to yield to emergency vehicle *47.052 Vehicles in funeral procession; exceptions and conditions .01 . 02 * .03 . 04 No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any public safety officer, or member of the fire department at the scene of a fire, or any other person who is under this ordinance vested with authority to direct, control, or regulate traffic . The parent of any child and the guardian of any ward shall not authorize or knowingly permit any such child or ward to violate any of the provisions of this ordinance. The regulations applicable to bicycles shall apply whenever a bicycle is operated upon any street or upon any path set aside for the exclusive use of bicycles, subject to those exceptions stated herein . Exceptions: Authorized Emergency Vehicle. The driver of any authorized emergency vehicle when responding to an emergency call, but not while returning therefrom, may exercise the privilege set forth in this section, but subject to the conditions herein stated . . 041 .042 .043 Park or stand, irrespective of the provisions of this ordinance; Proceed past a red or stop signal or stop sign, but only after slowing down as may be necessary for safe operation; Exceed the prima facie speed limits so long as he does not endanger life or property; *Denotes Civil Infraction 87 January, 1992 ( ( 47.044 Michigan State University Ordinances .044 .045 Disregard regulations governing direction of movement or turning in specified directions; The exemptions herein granted to an authorized emergency vehicle shall apply only when the driver of any said vehicle while in motion sounds audible signal by bell, siren, or exhaust whistle as may be reasonably necessary, and when the vehicle is equipped with at least one lighted lamp displaying a flashing, oscillating, or rotating red or blue light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle, except that an authorized emergency vehicle operated as a police vehicle need not be equipped with or display a red or blue light visible from in front of the vehicle; .046 The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to persons, teams, motor vehicles, and other equipment while actually engaged in work upon the surface of a street but shall apply to such persons and vehicles when traveling to or from such work. * .05 Preferential right-of-way: *.051 Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle equipped with at least one lighted flashing, rotating, or oscillating lamp exhibiting red or blue light visible under normal atmospheric conditions from a distance of 500 feet to the front of such vehicle, and when the driver is giving audible signal by siren, exhaust whistle or bell, the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right edge or curb of the roadway (or left edge on a one-way street) clear of any intersection and shall stop and remain in such position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except when otherwise directed by a public safety officer; ( *.052 All motor vehicles forming a funeral procession when going to any place of burial, and other authorized processions, shall have the right-of-way over all other vehicles except fire apparatus, ambulances, and police vehicles, at any street intersection: Provided, that each vehicle in a funeral procession shall have displayed on the front thereof a flag which shall be white in color, and upon which shall be printed, stamped, or stained a purple cross or the Star of David. Enacted: September 15, 1964 January, 1992 88 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( ( Michigan State University Ordinances 48.00 Washing Vehicles 48.01 Prohibition 48.02 Exception 48.00 .01 . 02 No person shall attach a hose to any University water supply for the purpose of washing non-University owned vehicles . This does not prohibit the washing of vehicles -through the use of a pail or similar container. Enacted: September 15, 1964 89 January, 1992 49.00 49.00 Wildlife Michigan State University Ordinances 49 .01 Wildlife sanctuary designation; prohibitions regarding wildlife 49 .02 Wildlife sanctuary designations outside Ingham County 49 .021 Prohibitions regarding wildlife 49 .022 Permission for controlled hunting and trapping 49.023 Open hunting and trapping 49 .024 Designations made by governing offices 49.03 Fishing prohibited; exemptions .01 . 02 All lands and water in Ingham county under control of and governed by said Board are designated as a wildlife, fish, and bird sanctuary and the shooting or taking or molesting of birds, fish, and wildlife is hereby prohibited . All other lands and water (outside of Ingham County) under control of and governed by said Board shall be designated for the purpose of wildlife control into one of three categories . . 021 Shooting or taking or molesting of birds or wildlife is prohibited . . 022 . 023 .024 Controlled hunting and trapping through registration in accordance with State game laws is permitted . Open hunting and trapping in accordance with State game laws is permitted. Such designation will be made by the Land Management Office, in coordination with the lead department for the particular property, and the property manager . . 03 All lands and water outside of Ingham County under control of and governed by said Board are designated as closed for fishing except where otherwise designated by the Land Management Office, in coordination with the lead department for the particular property, and the property manager. Enacted: September 15, 1964 Amended: December 11 , 1987 ( \, ( January, 1992 90 Michigan State University Ordinances 50.00 Severance Provision 50.01 Validity 50.00 .01 If any provision of these ordinances or part thereof shall be adjudged invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then such adjudication shall not affect the validity of these ordinances as a whole or any provision or part thereof not so adjudged invalid. Enacted: September 15, 1964 ( 91 January, 1992 51.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 51.00 Vehicle, Tampering by Unauthorized Persons 51.01 Move from parked position 51.02 Disable or attempt to disable by deflating tire .01 It shall be unlawful to tamper with or move any motor vehicle from the position in which it was parked by the owner or agent of the owner, without permission or as otherwise provided for by law . . 02 It shall be unlawful to disable or attempt to disable any motor vehicle by deflating in whole or in part any tire attached to said vehicle. Enacted: August 1, 1979 ( ( January, 1992 92 Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE Page 1.00 Statement of Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.01 Objective of Ordinances 2.00 Effectiveness of Ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 Effective date Previous Ordinances abolished Exceptions to Ordinances Exceptions for student publications Prohibitions applicable to public safety officers 3.00 Authority of Board of Trustees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3.01 Source of authority 4.00 Designation of Enforcement Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4.01 4.02 4.03 Director of Public Safety to enforce Director of Public Safety to appoint subordinates Property outside of East Lansing area 5.00 Duties of Public Safety Officers Duties Director of Public Safety restricting access to property 5.01 5.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6. 00 Penalties 6.01 6.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Misdemeanor Civil infraction 7 .00 Posting of Ordinances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 .01 Requirements for posting 8.00 DefinitiollS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 8.01 Ordinance 8.02 The Board 8.03 Act 80 8.04 Public Safety Officer 8.05 Singular and plural synonymous 8.06 All genders synonymous 8.07 Person and accused 8.08 Act includes omission 8. 09 Property 8.10 Writing and written 8.11 Campus 8.12 Civil infraction 93 January, 1992 TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 9.00 9.00 Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9.01 Landing of Michigan State University Ordinances 10.00 11.00 Athletic EQ.uipment 10.01 Improper use of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Bicycles; Illegal Taking of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11.01 11.02 Owner's authority required Party to unauthorized taking of 12.00 Boating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 12.01 Motor propelled prohibited 13.00 Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 13.01 13.02 Regulations restricting access or use Defacing, damaging, or removing property 14.00 Camping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 14.01 Restrictions 15.00 Counterfeiting, Altering, and Copying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 15.01 15.02 15.03 False copy Possession of false copy Unauthorized keys ( 16.00 Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17-18 16.01 16.02 16.03 16.04 16.05 16.06 16.07 16.08 16.09 Unauthorized assembly Disruption of educational activities Disruption of normal campus building or area activities Public address systems or other amplification Disruption or molestation of persons, firms, or agencies Enter athletic contest or exhibition Projected or dropped objects at assemblages Public event admission restrictions Enter steam tunnel, mechanical or boiler rooms 17 .00 Dumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 17.01 Prohibited *17.02 Maintenance or repair of vehicles prohibited; emergency repair 18.00 Examinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 18.01 18.02 18.03 Unauthorized attainment of Unauthorized transfer of Prima facie evidence January, 1992 94 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 19.00 19.00 Firearms or. Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 19.01 19.02 19.03 19.04 Possession prohibited; exceptions Use of chemicals prohibited Use prohibited; exceptions Not applicable to police officers 20.00 Fires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 20.01 Setting fires 21.00 22.00 Curfew 21.01 21.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Minors under 17 years of age Assisting, aiding, or abetting minors Alcoholic Beverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 22.01 22.02 22.03 22.04 22.05 Use or possession permitted Use or possession prohibited Use prohibited in public areas of campus buildings Approval for use at non-student social events Approval for use at student social events 23.00 Model Airplanes 23.01 Flying of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ( 24.00 Molesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 24.01 Designated prohibitions 25.00 Animals 25.01 25.02 25.03 25.04 25.05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Leash required Prohibited in buildings Prohibited in buses Prohibited from posted areas Exceptions 25.051 25.052 25.053 25.054 25.055 25.056 Other exceptions as authorized by the Secretary of the Board Seeing-eye animals Veterinary medical treatment Transported animals Sponsored events Prior authorization for student events 26.00 Picnicking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 26.01 Designated areas only; written approval 27 .00 Plant Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 27.01 Injury or removal 95 January, 1992 TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 28.00 Michigan State University Ordinances Property: Lost, Found, Stolen, or Abandoned 28.01 28.02 28.03 *28.04 Mobile home, trailer, and boat storage prohibited Disposition of lost, stolen, or abandoned property Disposition on proof of ownership Disposition by public auction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Property Removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 29.01 29.02 29.03 Removal prohibited Unauthorized inter-department removal Disposition by public auction Selling and Advertising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 30.01 30.02 *30.03 *30.04 Selling and advertising prohibited Signs, posters, and handbills prohibited Displaying vehicle for sale Selling merchandise from vehicle Signs and Structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33-34 31.01 28.00 29.00 30.00 31.00 31.02 Erection or display of prohibited; exception Efface, alter, destroy, or removal of Attachment of Signs 31.011 31.012 31.013 Structures - Erection and Maintenance of 31.021 Erection prohibited; exception 31.022 Authorized permits for specific purposes 31.023 Denial 31.024 Authority to suspend or revoke 31.025 31.026 31.027 Violations punishable by law Time restrictions Liability 32.00 Smoking 32.01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Prohibited areas 32.011 32.012 Barns and Farm Buildings Storage of Combustible Materials 33.00 Telephones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 33.01 Molesting calls prohibited 33.02 33.03 Threatening, obscene language prohibited Prank or joke calls prohibited 34.00 Traffic - Rights and Duties of Drivers and Pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . 37-41 *34.01 Signals (Legend) *34.011 *34.012 Green: Vehicular traffic movement Green: Pedestrian movement January, 1992 96 *Denotes Civil Infraction ( ( ( Michigan Stale University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 34.00 *34.013 *34.014 *34.015 *34.016 *34.017 *34.018 *34.019 Yellow: Vehicular traffic movement; requirement Yellow: Pedestrian movement Red: Vehicular traffic movement Red: Pedestrian movement Green Arrow (Steady) Red Arrow (Flashing): vehicular traffic movement Red Arrow (Flashing): pedestrian movement *34.02 *34.03 Signals located other than intersection Pedestrian walk and wait signals *34.031 Walk *34.032 Don't walk or wait *34.04 Flashing red or yellow *34.041 *34.042 Flashing red (stop required) Flashing yellow (caution) *34.05 Approach of train; stop required *34.051 *34.052 *34.053 *34.054 *34.055 Visible warning Crossing gate Train signals approach Train approach dangerous Vehicle movement prohibited around crossing gate *34.06 *34.07 *34.08 *34.09 *34.10 Stop signs Emerging from alley, private road, or driveway; stop required Obstructing intersection Passing stopped vehicle at intersection Right-of-way at intersection *34.101 *34.102 *34.103 Right-of-way and forfeiture of Left tum Posted intersection ( 35.00 Driving in Roadway - Following, Overtaking, and Passing . . . . . . . . . 42-44 *35.01 Drive on right side of road required; exceptions *35.011 *35.012 *35.013 *35.014 *35.015 Overtaking and passing vehicle same direction Roadway under construction Three lanes for traffic One-way traffic Roadway with a bicycle lane Drive in marked traffic lane required; exceptions Following too closely Following fire apparatus prohibited Passing vehicle proceeding in opposite direction Rules governing limitations, exceptions, and special rules Safe distance required when passing Vehicle being passed shall give right-of-way Conditions for overtaking and passing vehicle on right Vehicle overtaken making left tum *35.061 *35.062 *35.071 *35.02 *35.03 *35.04 *35.05 *35.06 *35.07 •Denotes Civil Infraction 97 January, 1992 Michigan Stale University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 35.00 *35.072 *35.073 *35.074 Two or more lanes for traffic movement One-way street Passing on main traveled portion of roadway required *35.08 *35.09 *35.10 *35.11 *35.12 *35.13 *35.14 *35.15 Driving to left of center line prohibited; exceptions Passing in no passing zone prohibited Driving on three-lane roadway Driving on one-way streets, alleys, and traffic islands Required areas for driving motor vehicles Required areas for operating bicycles Required areas for riding animals Except when public safety officer directs otherwise 36.00 Turning Movements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45-46 *36.01 *36.02 *36.03 Driver's duties when starting or turning Signal required and means of signal Driver requirements *36.031 *36.032 *36.033 *36.034 Approach and right tum position Approach and left tum position Approach and left tum; from two-way street to one-way street; from one-way street to two-way street Approach and left tum; one-way street to one-way street *36.04 Signs limiting tum 37 .00 Speed Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 *37.01 *37.02 Careful and prudent Prima facie ( *37 .021 *37 .022 *37 .023 25 mph; school zone 15 mph; residential zone Any other posted speed *37.03 *37.04 Driver duty to reduce speed Complaint and summons to specify speed applicable; also to specify other offenses committed 38.00 School Bus - Overtaking, Meeting, P~ing Stopped Bus, Signs on Bus . 48-49 *38.01 *38.02 Passing prohibited; signs required Stop 10 feet away; proceed when driver signals, bus resumes motion, visual signals no longer actuated; passenger requirement; passing permitted at controlled intersection Visible requirement for stopping bus Divided highway; no stop required Signal lamps required on bus *38.03 *38.04 *38.05 39.00 Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S~SS *39.01 *39.02 Wheels parallel and 12 inches from right curb Angle parking; obedience to signs or markings January, 1992 98 •Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 39.00 *39.03 *39.04 *39.05 *39.06 *39.07 Unattended motor vehicles; braked , wheels angled , keys Parking not to obstruct traffic Starting from parked position; signal and yield required Angle position; yield required Prohibitions (no signs required) On a sidewalk Front of public or private driveway *39.071 *39.072 *39.073 Within an intersection *39.074 Within 15 feet of a fire hydrant On crosswalk *39.075 *39.076 Within 20 feet of crosswalk *39.077 Within 30 feet of traffic-control device *39.078 Between safety zone and adjacent curb *39.079 Within 50 feet of railroad crossing *39.0710 Within 20 feet of entrance to fire station; 75 feet on side of street opposite entrance *39.0711 Alongside street excavation or obstruction *39.0712 On highway side of vehicle parked at curb *39.0713 Upon bridge or elevated structure upon highway *39.0714 Within 200 feet of an accident *39.0715 *39.0716 Blocking marked emergency exits of buildings *39.0717 Blocking marked fire escapes of buildings In front of theater or place of public assemblage Drive or park on grass, over curb, beyond highway width or off shoulder Prohibitions (signs required); exceptions ( *39.08 *39.09 *39.10 Metered parking zones *39.101 *39.102 Vehicle not to be parked longer than indicated time; Sundays and legal holidays excepted; governmental vehicle excepted Vehicle to be parked within marked space 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 *39.15 Areas controlled by parking gates to be used by instructions on gate Vehicle to be driven through parking gates only in manner posted at entrance Vehicle not to enter lot through exit gate or leave lot through entrance gate Parking gate to be operated in prescribed manner Loading and unloading *39.151 *39.152 *39.153 Standing, stopping, or parking in passenger loading zone; conditions Standing, stopping, or parking in freight loading zone; conditions Vehicle temporarily stopped to load or unload passengers; conditions ( \ *39.16 *39.17 Stopping, standing, or parking of buses and taxicabs regulated Restricted use of bus and taxicab stands; exceptions *Denotes Civil Infraction 99 January, 1992 Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 39.00 39.18 *39.19 *39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 Prima facie evidence of parking violators; license plates No parking tow away zones Opening doors of vehicles Schedule of fines Violations Bureau Accounting required Authority to accept payment; additional penalty Restrictions for handicapper parking 40.00 Miscellaneous Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-61 40.01 *40.02 40.03 *40.04 40.05 40.06 *40.07 *40.08 *40.09 *40.10 *40.11 *40.12 *40.13 40.14 *40.15 *40.16 *40.17 *40.18 40.19 *40.20 *40.21 *40.22 Drivers of motor vehicles must be licensed 40.011 40.012 40.013 Driver must have license in immediate possession when driving; certificate of registration; submission to officer Display or possession of invalid driver's license; loan of; representation of Driver with instruction permit must be accompanied by licensed driver Unlawful for owner to permit unlicensed driver to drive 40.014 License plates Reckless driving Driver to exercise due care Driving under influence of narcotic drugs or alcohol; habitual user of drugs Unlawful to permit habitual user of drugs or person under influence of drugs or alcohol to drive Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; driver regulations applicable Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles not to be operated more than two abreast; seating requirements Motorcycles and motor-driven cycles; spotlights and light requirements Animals ridden or animal-drawn vehicles on street; rules applicable Animals ridden or led on street; rules applicable Skis or sleds not be used on roadways Driving through funeral or other processions prohibited Permits required for parades, processions, and sound trucks; exceptions Backing; requirements *40.151 *40.152 *40.153 Safely and not interfere with other traffic Not to cause other traffic to yield Not through or into roadway intersection Vehicles not driven on sidewalk or footbridge; exception Driving through safety zone prohibited Splashing; person on sidewalk or crosswalk Leaking or spilling of contents from vehicle on street Crossing fire hose Coaster, roller skates, and similar devices restricted Clinging to vehicles ( ( January, 1992 100 •Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan Stale University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 40.00 41.00 *40.23 *40.24 *40.25 *40.26 *40.27 *40.28 *40.29 *40.30 40.31 *40.32 *40.33 *40.34 Boarding or alighting from vehicles in motion prohibited Restrictions on weight of trucks and commercial vehicles on streets; signs Lamp or flag on projecting load; requirements Loaded material or passengers not to obstruct driver's view or control Position of passengers not to interfere with driver's view or control Person in transit vehicle to stand beyond safety line Windows of vehicles to be free from obstruction Vision through required equipment and windshields to be clear Unauthorized display of official insignia on vehicle Driving in an unsafe manner Lights on parked vehicles; requirements Lights depressed on parked vehicles Eq_uipment . • . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • • • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-64 *41.01 *41.02 *41.03 *41.04 *41.05 *41.06 41.07 *41.08 *41.09 *41.10 *41.11 Vehicles in unsafe condition not to be driven or moved Muffler requirements; prohibitions Engine equipped to prevent excessive fumes and smoke Substance igniting exhaust gases prohibited Lights to be equipped according to Michigan Vehicle Code Number of spot lamps allowed; requirements Flashing lights; red and green lights Brakes; requirements Homs; requirements Windshields free of obstructions to driver's view Cleaning device required; device to be self operating *41.111 Windshield wiper required in good condition *41.12 *41.13 Windshield washer requirement Tires with metal contacting road prohibited *41.131 Protuberance other than rubber prohibited; exceptions *41.14 *41.15 View to rear and mirrors; requirements Size, weight, and load of vehicles prohibitions 42.00 Traffic - Pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-66 *42.01 Subject to intersection signals, rights, and duties at other places *42.02 Right-of-way at crosswalks; traffic-control devices; unmarked crosswalks *42.03 Special pedestrian-control signals *42.04 Duty between adjacent intersections with signals *42.05 To yield right-of-way to emergency vehicles *42.06 Shall not pass beyond closed railroad crossing gate *42.07 Pedestrians to use right half of crosswalk *42.08 Crossing roadway at right angles *42.09 Crossing at other than crosswalks; yield to vehicles required *42.091 Tunnels or overhead crossings ( *Denotes Civil Infraction 101 January, 1992 Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 42.00 *42.10 *42.11 42.12 *42.13 Walk left side of roadway; where sidewalks provided; where sidewalks not provided Soliciting rides or business White canes; guide dog; duty of motorist Crosswalk - at other than intersection 43.00 Bicyclists - Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67-70 43.01 *43.02 *43.03 *43.04 43.05 43.06 *43.07 Definition Unlawful to operate or possess unregistered bicycle Permits; display of Transfer of permits When to apply for permit; registration Impounding and release of Unlawful to operate unless equipped as desired *43.071 *43.072 Equipped with lights and mirrors Equipped with brakes Not to be operated more than two abreast Speed not greater than reasonable to safety Clinging to moving vehicle prohibited To yield to pedestrians at intersections and crosswalks Careless or reckless manner On sidewalk prohibited; exception Rights and duties Obedience to traffic control devices required Parking areas Unlawful to park except in bicycle areas Parking prohibited in area for motor vehicles; exception Inoperable bicycles; impound Locking required Authority to publish special regulations Parking limitations Number of riders *43.08 *43.09 *43.10 *43.11 *43.12 *43.13 *43.14 *43.15 43.16 *43.17 *43.18 43.19 *43.20 43.21 43.22 *43.23 ( 44.00 Accidents - Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71-72 44.01 44.02 44.03 44.04 44.05 44.06 44.07 44.08 Required to stop at accident involving death, injury, or damage Required to give information and render aid Duty to report accidents immediately When driver unable to report accident Duty when striking unattended vehicle Duty when striking fixtures on a roadway Garages to report Accident reports confidential 45.00 Administration - Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73-83 45.01 Office of Traffic Engineer January, 1992 102 *Denotes Civil Infraction Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 45.00 45.02 45.03 45.04 45.05 45.06 45.07 45.08 45.09 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 *45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 ( ( Application for establishment of zone Authority to designate and maintain crosswalks Authority to establish safety zones Authority to designate traffic lanes Duties of Traffic Engineer 45.021 Traffic control orders Stop signs; authority; erection of Stopping, standing, or parking; authority to establish and erect signs Speed restrictions; authority to establish and erect signs 45.051 Prima facie limit outside business-residential area 45.052 Prima facie limit in business-residential area 45.053 Prima facie limit in alleys and service drives One-way roadways and alleys; authority to establish and erect signs Crosswalks, safety zones, and traffic lanes 45.071 45.072 45.073 Restricted turn signs; authority to erect Turning markers; authority to place to direct turns Through streets; authority to designate; stop signs required at entrances Play streets; authority to establish Parking; authority to establish parking and tow away zones All-night parking; authority to prohibit upon Board's authorization; erection of signs Loading zones; authority to establish and erect signs 45.141 45.142 When application for zone not required Public carrier stands; authority to establish and erect signs Metered parking zones and areas restricted by parking gates; authority to erect parking meters and gates Weight restrictions; authority to limit weight of commercial vehicles; signs Emergency and experimental regulations; authority to establish 45.181 Authority to test traffic-control devices Traffic-control devices; authority to place or remove; establish effective times Traffic-control devices; manual and specifications for Limit to authority; permission of State Highway Commission required Special traffic-control regulations; authority to establish; signs required Authority of director to employ special employees to direct traffic; authority of special employees Special restricted parking areas; authority to establish and erect signs Mass transit regulation Bicycle lanes; authority to establish and erect signs Display of device resembling traffic-control device prohibited Advertisement on traffic-control devices prohibited Authority to remove Private parking areas without permission prohibited Damage to traffic-control devices *Denotes Civil Infraction 103 January, 1992 TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 45.00 Michigan State University Ordinances 45.32 45.33 45.34 45.35 45.36 45.37 45.38 45.39 45.40 45.41 45.42 45.43 45.44 45.45 45.46 45.47 45.48 45.49 Traffic law enforcement; duty of director Record required for issuance of citation books to public safety officers Issuance of citation to violator; when it shall be issued Citation on illegally parked vehicle Disposition of citation and copies Illegal disposition or alteration of citation Unlawful to cancel or solicit the cancellation of citation Issuance of notice of impounding of vehicle When required to send notice of impounding of vehicle to State Police Traffic violations; maintenance of records Driver records; maintenance of 45.421 Accident reports; system of filing 45.431 All accident reports will be filed; availability of reports; use of Records maintained for five-year period Copy of complaint; filing of duplicate copy 45.441 Filing of record of disposition of charge Warrants; record of warrants issued for traffic violations; final disposition Traffic accident studies Accident reports; preparation of; forms 45.471 Submission of accident reports; report of accidents to State Police Availability of traffic violation reports to public; to be serially numbered; disposal records of such forms considered public records Annual traffic safety report; prepared by; submitted to; contents 45.491 Number of accidents; number of deaths and injuries; other pertinent data 45.492 Number of accidents investigated; other pertinent data 45.493 Plans and recommendations ( 46.00 Authority of Enforcement Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-86 46.01 Authority to direct traffic; emergency provision to direct traffic 46.011 Inspect vehicles; authority to stop and inspect; enforcement Authority to impound vehicle from street, highway, or parking area 46.031 Vehicle left unattended upon a bridge, viaduct, or causeway Firemen may direct; conditions 46.02 46.03 obstructing traffic 46.032 Vehicle disabled on highway and person in charge unable to 46.033 46.034 46.035 46.036 remove Vehicle parked illegally and unattended on street or parking area and is obstruction to traffic Vehicle driven upon streets and not in proper condition Vehicle left continuously on street more than 48 hours When driver of vehicle is arrested, vehicle unattended January, 1992 104 Michigan State University Ordinances TOPIC REFERENCE CONTINUED - 46.00 ( 46.037 46.038 46.039 Because of fire, flood, storm, snow, or other emergency Vehicle abandoned in parking lot Vehicle with six outstanding traffic violations; condition of release 46.0310 Vehicle parked in reserved area 46.0311 Vehicle parked obstructing operations; on lawn; in shrubbery Request accident reports; authority to require drivers and witnesses to file additional reports Vehicles impound authority; release; fees; disposal of unclaimed vehicles Unauthorized removal from impound facility 46.04 46.05 46.06 47 .00 Application - Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87-88 47.01 47.02 *47.03 47.04 ( *47.05 Park or stand Proceed through red or stop signal or sign Compliance with order of public safety officer; order of fireman Parent or guardian of child shall not permit him to violate ordinance Application of bicycle regulations Exceptions; authorized emergency vehicle 47 .041 47.042 47 .043 Exceed speed limit 47.044 Disregard regulations regarding movement and turning 47 .045 Exemptions; when applicable 47 .046 Exemption for persons and vehicles engaged in road work Preferential right-of-way *47 .051 Driver to yield to emergency vehicle *47.052 Vehicles in funeral procession; exceptions and conditions 48.00 Washing Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 48.01 48.02 Prohibition Exception 49 .00 Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 90 49.01 49.02 49.03 Wildlife sanctuary designation; prohibitions regarding wildlife Wildlife sanctuary designations outside Ingham County 49.021 Prohibitions regarding wildlife 49.022 Permission for controlled hunting and trapping 49.023 Open hunting and trapping 49.024 Designations made by governing offices Fishing prohibited; exemptions 50.00 Severance Provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 51.00 Vehicle, Tampering by Unauthorized Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 51.01 51.02 Move from parked position Disable or attempt to disable by deflating tire *Denotes Civil Infraction 105 January, 1992 ( (