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Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167 (2026)

Disorderly person; subsequent violations by person convicted of refusing or neglecting to support family; breastfeeding or expressing breast milk exempt.

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THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE


Act 328 of 1931


750.167 Disorderly person; subsequent violations by person convicted of refusing or neglecting to support family; breastfeeding or expressing breast milk exempt.

Sec. 167.

    (1) A person is a disorderly person if the person is any of the following:

    (a) A person of sufficient ability who refuses or neglects to support his or her family.

    (b) A common prostitute.

    (c) A window peeper.

    (d) A person who engages in an illegal occupation or business.

    (e) A person who is intoxicated in a public place and who is either endangering directly the safety of another person or of property or is acting in a manner that causes a public disturbance.

    (f) A person who is engaged in indecent or obscene conduct in a public place.

    (g) A vagrant.

    (h) A person found begging in a public place.

    (i) A person found loitering in a house of ill fame or prostitution or place where prostitution or lewdness is practiced, encouraged, or allowed.

    (j) A person who knowingly loiters in or about a place where an illegal occupation or business is being conducted.

    (k) A person who loiters in or about a police station, police headquarters building, county jail, hospital, court building, or other public building or place for the purpose of soliciting employment of legal services or the services of sureties upon criminal recognizances.

    (l) A person who is found jostling or roughly crowding people unnecessarily in a public place.

    (2) If a person who has been convicted of refusing or neglecting to support his or her family under this section is charged with subsequent violations within a period of 2 years, that person shall be prosecuted as a second offender or third and subsequent offender as provided in section 168, if the family of that person is then receiving public relief or support.

    (3) A mother's breastfeeding of a child or expressing breast milk does not constitute indecent or obscene conduct under subsection (1) regardless of whether or not her areola or nipple is visible during or incidental to the breastfeeding or expressing of breast milk.

History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931 ;-- Am. 1939, Act 84, Eff. Sept. 29, 1939 ;-- CL 1948, 750.167 ;-- Am. 1956, Act 110, Eff. Aug. 11, 1956 ;-- Am. 1964, Act 144, Eff. Aug. 28, 1964 ;-- Am. 1969, Act 328, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970 ;-- Am. 1974, Act 340, Eff. Jan. 1, 1977 ;-- Am. 1977, Act 109, Eff. Jan. 15, 1978 ;-- Am. 2014, Act 199, Imd. Eff. June 24, 2014

FormerLaw Notes:

    See section 1 of Act 264 of 1889, being How., § 1997a; CL 1897, § 5923; CL 1915, § 7774; CL 1929, § 9090; and Act 35 of 1927.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 83 cases (15 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: People v. Bosca, 871 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
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People v. Bosca, 871 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 3× “328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.167 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Bible Believers v. Wayne Cnty., 805 F.3d 228 (6th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “21 Disorderly conduct is governed by Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167 . The only provision of this statute that is at all remotely relevant to the Bible Believers’ conduct is subsection (l), which reads: “A person who is found jostling or roughly crowding people unnecessarily in a…”
People v. Tennyson, 790 N.W.2d 354 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 2× “271064), lv den 480 Mich 1012 (2008) (sustaining the defendant’s conviction, based on finding that the “[d]efendant’s actions placed [the minor at issue] in danger of, at the least, being charged with loitering in a place of illegal business under MCL 750.167[1][j]”); People v…”
Randy Alman v. Kevin Reed, 703 F.3d 887 (6th Cir. 2013). · cites it 2× “335a or disorderly person-obscene conduct pursuant to MCL 750.167(f). Charges will not be pursued by this office if the officer’s conduct was designed to make the individual believe the act was invited or consensual.”
State Ex Rel. Oakland Prosecuting Attorney v. Alray Northcrest Plaza, 381 N.W.2d 731 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). · cites it 10× “3801, are defined by MCL 750.167; MSA 28.364 [2] of the Penal Code *600 which defines disorderly persons to include: "(f) A person who is engaged in indecent or obscene conduct in a public place.”
People of Michigan v. Selesa Arrosieur Likine, 492 Mich. 367 (Mich. 2012). · cites it 2× “”36 This provision further reflects the Legislature’s recognition that a defendant’s ability to pay must be considered before imposing criminal punishment. Ability-to-pay determinations also serve as the underpinning of spousal support awards, which, when violated, form the…”
Ronda Rae Jones v. Steven Naert, 121 F.4th 558 (6th Cir. 2024). · cites it 3× “” See Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167 (1)(e). That statute, as relevant here, prohibits being intoxicated in public while acting in a manner that “endanger[s] directly” the safety of others or property.”
United States v. Whitmore, 314 F. Supp. 2d 690 (E.D. Mich. 2004). · cites it 6× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167 (l)(f). This legislation proscribes public indecency, a concept generally associated with conduct consisting of exposing private body parts when one reasonably might expect that they would be viewed unwantedly by others.”
Doe v. Kelley, 961 F. Supp. 1105 (W.D. Mich. 1997). · cites it 3× “§ 750.167 as listed offenses or only that defined at M.”
People v. Lino, 527 N.W.2d 434 (Mich. 1994). · cites it 2× “567(1), but also the "disorderly person" statute, MCL 750.167(i); MSA 28.364(i), and the statute that proscribes admitting a person into a place for purposes of lewdness, MCL 750.”
Speet v. Schuette, 889 F. Supp. 2d 969 (W.D. Mich. 2012). · cites it 6× “§ 750.167(l)(h), that makes it a crime to beg in a public place.”
People v. Gagnon, 341 N.W.2d 867 (Mich. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 4× “The circuit court held § (1)(e) of the disorderly person statute to be unconstitutionally vague as applied.”
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— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1) — 1 case
People v. Favreau, 661 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(a) — 3 cases
People of Michigan v. Selesa Arrosieur Likine, 492 Mich. 367 (Mich. 2012). “”36 This provision further reflects the Legislature’s recognition that a defendant’s ability to pay must be considered before imposing criminal punishment. Ability-to-pay determinations also serve as the underpinning of spousal support awards, which, when violated, form the…”
People v. Adams, 683 N.W.2d 729 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
People v. Adams, 683 N.W.2d 729 (Mich. Ct. App. 2004).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(c) — 2 cases
People v. Murphy, 513 N.W.2d 451 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
Saldana v. Kelsey-Hayes Co., 443 N.W.2d 382 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(e) — 11 cases
In Re Gosnell, 594 N.W.2d 90 (Mich. Ct. App. 1999).
Balcom v. Zambon, 658 N.W.2d 156 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
People of Michigan v. Marcia Ann Brilinski (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
People of Michigan v. Michael Farnsworth (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
Regina Mendoza v. Gary Robinson (Mich. Ct. App. 2020).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(f) — 5 cases
In Re Certified Question, 359 N.W.2d 513 (Mich. 1984).
People v. Kalchik, 407 N.W.2d 627 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987).
People of Michigan v. David Alan Giles (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
People of Michigan v. Travis Dee Brimhall (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
People of Michigan v. Aaron James Miller (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(j) — 2 cases
McMillan v. Crime Victims Comp. Bd., 399 N.W.2d 515 (Mich. Ct. App. 1986).
People of Michigan v. Hamin Lorenzo Dixon (Mich. Ct. App. 2026).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(k) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Oakland Prosecuting Attorney v. Alray Northcrest Plaza, 381 N.W.2d 731 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “3801, are defined by MCL 750.167; MSA 28.364 [2] of the Penal Code *600 which defines disorderly persons to include: "(f) A person who is engaged in indecent or obscene conduct in a public place.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(1)(l) — 4 cases
State Ex Rel. Oakland Prosecuting Attorney v. Alray Northcrest Plaza, 381 N.W.2d 731 (Mich. Ct. App. 1985). “3801, are defined by MCL 750.167; MSA 28.364 [2] of the Penal Code *600 which defines disorderly persons to include: "(f) A person who is engaged in indecent or obscene conduct in a public place.”
People of Michigan v. David Alan Giles (Mich. Ct. App. 2016).
In Re Ndd (Mich. Ct. App. 2025).
People of Michigan v. Deshawn Outtoee (Mich. Ct. App. 2015).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(2) — 1 case
Lowden v. Cnty. of Clare, 709 F. Supp. 2d 540 (E.D. Mich. 2010).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(b)(3) — 1 case
Citizens for Pre-Trial Just. v. Goldfarb, 278 N.W.2d 653 (Mich. Ct. App. 1979).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(e) — 1 case
United States v. Regan, 93 F. Supp. 2d 82 (D. Mass. 2000).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(f) — 2 cases
Randy Alman v. Kevin Reed, 703 F.3d 887 (6th Cir. 2013). “335a or disorderly person-obscene conduct pursuant to MCL 750.167(f). Charges will not be pursued by this office if the officer’s conduct was designed to make the individual believe the act was invited or consensual.”
Bradley v. Williams (E.D. Mich. 2019).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(i) — 1 case
People v. Lino, 527 N.W.2d 434 (Mich. 1994). “567(1), but also the "disorderly person" statute, MCL 750.167(i); MSA 28.364(i), and the statute that proscribes admitting a person into a place for purposes of lewdness, MCL 750.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(j) — 4 cases
People v. Jackson, 446 N.W.2d 891 (Mich. Ct. App. 1989).
People v. Coleman, 461 N.W.2d 615 (Mich. 1990).
People v. Arterberry, 429 N.W.2d 574 (Mich. 1988).
People v. Davis, 660 N.W.2d 67 (Mich. 2003).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(l)(e) — 2 cases
City of Westland v. Okopski, 527 N.W.2d 780 (Mich. Ct. App. 1994).
People v. Favreau, 661 N.W.2d 584 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(l)(f) — 5 cases
People v. Bosca, 871 N.W.2d 307 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.167 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.”
Doe v. Kelley, 961 F. Supp. 1105 (W.D. Mich. 1997). “§ 750.167 as listed offenses or only that defined at M.”
People v. Neal, 702 N.W.2d 696 (Mich. Ct. App. 2005).
United States v. Whitmore, 314 F. Supp. 2d 690 (E.D. Mich. 2004). “Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167 (l)(f). This legislation proscribes public indecency, a concept generally associated with conduct consisting of exposing private body parts when one reasonably might expect that they would be viewed unwantedly by others.”
Jewell Theatre Corp. v. Oakland Cnty. Prosecutor, 420 Mich. 51 (Mich. 1984).
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(l)(h) — 1 case
Speet v. Schuette, 889 F. Supp. 2d 969 (W.D. Mich. 2012). “§ 750.167(l)(h), that makes it a crime to beg in a public place.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.167(l)(j) — 1 case
People v. Dombe, 348 N.W.2d 58 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984).
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