Ordinances

The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University adopts ordinances that provide for the care, preservation and protection of the property governed by the Board, for the security and well being of persons on said property, to promote the University's successful operation, to maintain good order, and to ensure against undue interference with the lawful activities of persons coming upon land governed by the Board.

Download the complete list of ordinances as a PDF document or click the links below to read the ordinances.

1.00 Statement of Purpose
2.00 Effectiveness of Ordinances
3.00 Authority of Board of Trustees
4.00 Designation of Enforcement Powers
5.00 Duties of Police Officers
6.00 Penalties
7.00 Posting of Ordinances
8.00 Definitions
9.00 Aircraft
10.00 Certain Mobility Devices; Illegal Taking of
11.00 Boating
12.00 Buildings
13.00 Camping
14.00 Counterfeiting, Altering and Copying
15.00 Disorderly Assemblages or Conduct
16.00 Dumping
17.00 Examinations
18.00 Firearms or Weapons
19.00 Fires
20.00 Curfew
21.00 Alcoholic Beverages
22.00 Harassment
23.00 Animals
24.00 Plant Materials
25.00 Property: Lost, Found, Stolen, or Abandoned
26.00 Property Removal
27.00 Selling and Advertising
28.00 Signs and Structures
29.00 Smoking
30.00 Telephones, Electronic Communications and Computer Equipment
31.00 Parking
32.00 Traffic - Pedestrians
33.00 Mobility Devices - Traffic
34.00 Accidents - Traffic
35.00 Administration - Traffic
36.00 Authority of Enforcement Officials
37.00 Wildlife
38.00 Roller Skates and Similar Devices
39.00 Parades, Processions, and Sound Trucks
40.00 Defrauding or Cheating
41.00 Use of Rest Rooms/Locker Rooms for Opposite Sex
42.00 Vehicle, Tampering by Unauthorized Persons
43.00 False Information
44.00 Impersonating a Police Officer
45.00 Interference with Police Animals
46.00 Failure to Obey a Police Officer
47.00 Obstructing Official Business
48.00 Emergency Directives and Executive Orders
49.00 Severance Provision
University Zoning Ordinance