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Ordinance

Article XVII – Penalties and Enforcement

Section 1. Penalties for Violations of Ordinance

  1. Civil infractions. Any person who commits a civil infraction under this Ordinance shall be punished as provided in other provisions of this Ordinance, or, if there is no such provision, by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

  2. Misdemeanors. Any person who commits a misdemeanor under this Ordinance shall be punished by the fine and/or imprisonment provided in the provisions of this Ordinance, or, if there is no such provision, by the fine of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment not to exceed ninety days or both.

  3. Parking Violations. Fines for parking violations shall be kept on record with the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer or their written designee with respect to the Ann Arbor campus, or the respective Chancellor or the Chancellor’s designee with respect to the Dearborn and Flint campuses, and on the web site of Parking and Transportation Services.

  4. Violations Procedure. Admissions of responsibility in cases of civil infraction parking violations of this Ordinance, including rules and regulations issued under it, shall be processed exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations approved by the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. All other alleged violations of this Ordinance, including rules and regulations issued under it, shall be processed in the court system as provided by law for similar alleged violations occurring in the City of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County, the City of Dearborn and Wayne County, or the City of Flint and Genesee County, as applicable.

  5. Miscellaneous. Each act of violation, and every day during which any violation shall occur, shall constitute a separate offense. The penalties provided by this Ordinance, unless another penalty is expressly provided, shall apply to the amendment of any section or provision of this Ordinance, whether or not the penalties are reenacted in the amendatory ordinance.

Section 2. Enforcement

  1. Within City of Ann Arbor. Within the territorial limits of the City of Ann Arbor, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of the City of Ann Arbor, of Washtenaw County, Michigan, and/or of the Michigan State Police, as well as the Division of Public Safety and Security of the Regents of the University of Michigan or such other law enforcement agencies or officers as designated below; such law enforcement officers, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Division of Public Safety and Security of the Regents of the University of Michigan shall occur pursuant to agreement between the University of Michigan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer or written designee and the employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

  2. Outside the City of Ann Arbor. Outside the territorial limits of the City of Ann Arbor, but within the County of Washtenaw, Michigan, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of Washtenaw County, Michigan and/or of the Michigan State Police and of the Division of Public Safety and Security of the Regents of the University of Michigan; such law enforcement officers pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Division of Public Safety and Security of the Regents of the University of Michigan shall occur pursuant to agreement between the University of Michigan Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer or written designee and the public employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

  3. Within City of Dearborn. Within the territorial limits of the City of Dearborn, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of the City of Dearborn, of Wayne County, Michigan, and/or of the Michigan State Police, as well as the Department of Public Safety of the Regents of the University of Michigan with respect to the Dearborn campus; such law enforcement officers, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Department of Public Safety on the Dearborn campus shall occur pursuant to agreement between the Chancellor or written designee and the employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

  4. Outside the City of Dearborn. Outside the territorial limits of the City of Dearborn, but within the County of Wayne, Michigan, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of Wayne County, Michigan and/or of the Michigan State Police and of the Department of Public Safety of the Regents of the University of Michigan with respect to the Dearborn campus; such law enforcement officers pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Department of Public Safety on the Dearborn campus shall occur pursuant to agreement between the Chancellor or written designee and the public employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

  5. Within City of Flint. Within the territorial limits of the City of Flint, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of the City of Flint, of Genesee County, Michigan, and/or of the Michigan State Police, as well as the Department of Public Safety of the Regents of the University of Michigan with respect to the Flint campus; such law enforcement officers, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Department of Public Safety on the Flint campus shall occur pursuant to agreement between the Chancellor or written designee and the employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

  6. Outside the City of Flint. Outside the territorial limits of the City of Flint, but within the County of Genesee, Michigan, the enforcement of this Ordinance, pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 291 of 1967 (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 390.891), as amended, shall be by law enforcement officers of Genesee County, Michigan and/or of the Michigan State Police and of the Department of Public Safety of the Regents of the University of Michigan with respect to the Flint campus; such law enforcement officers pursuant to Section 1 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.141), are hereby appointed and empowered to enforce this Ordinance as set forth in Section 3 of Public Act 80 of 1905 as amended (Michigan Compiled Laws Annotated, Section 19.143). Enforcement by law enforcement officers other than those in the Department of Public Safety on the Flint campus shall occur pursuant to agreement between the Chancellor or written designee and the public employer of the particular law enforcement officers.

Section 3. Other Applicable Laws

Nothing contained in this Ordinance is intended to limit the power of any governmental unit or law enforcement agency to enforce on University of Michigan property any laws, ordinances, or regulations that otherwise would be enforceable on such property.

Section 4. Rules and Regulations

The various articles and sections of this Ordinance shall also be deemed to be rules and regulations of the Regents of the University of Michigan, within the meaning of Public Act 80 of 1905, as amended.

Section 5. Separability

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the provision shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and the holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.

Section 6. Posting

A certified copy of this Ordinance, and any amendments to it, shall be kept for inspection in the office of the Secretary of the University and shall be posted on the web sites of the Regents of the University of Michigan and the Division of Public Safety and Security. Minimally, one copy shall be delivered to the Chief of Police of the City of Ann Arbor, one copy to the Sheriff of Washtenaw County, one copy to each of the District Court Judges of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Judicial District Courts, and one copy each shall be delivered for filing at the office of the City Clerk at the City of Ann Arbor and the County Clerk for the County of Washtenaw, the City Clerk at the City of Dearborn and the County Clerk for the Wayne County, or the City Clerk at the City of Flint and the County Clerk for Genesee County, as applicable.

Section 7. Effective Date

This Ordinance, as amended, shall take effect immediately. It shall repeal all prior versions of it. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to affect any legal proceeding in process that arose by virtue of any prior version of the Ordinance repealed hereby.