Any owner, occupant, tenant, guests or person otherwise having any possessory control, individually or jointly, of any personal or real property who either sponsors, conducts, hosts, invites, or permits a social gathering or party which is or during the course thereof becomes a nuisance party which is either the intentional result of or within the reasonable expectations of the person or persons having such possessory control is hereby deemed to have committed a violation of this article. In any prosecution for a violation of this section or the section prohibiting persons from attending nuisance parties, proof of specific intent shall not be required as a necessary element, but proof of general criminal intent shall be a necessary element.
Any person who is in attendance at a nuisance party whether or not such person has any possessory control over the personal or real property, shall be deemed to have committed a violation of this article.
A violation of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and/or a maximum fine of $500.
[Added 5-12-2025 by Ord. No. 2099]
A.
Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are authorized to impound a vehicle when there is reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in the commission of a nuisance party in violation of this article pursuant to the authority granted in the Home Rule City Act, MCLA § 117.1 et seq., and MCLA § 257.252d.
B.
If Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers have reasonable cause to believe that a vehicle was used in the commission of a nuisance party, but are not able to impound the vehicle on the scene of said nuisance party, then they shall issue a warning letter to the registered owner of the vehicle as kept by the Secretary of State notifying them that the vehicle was used in the commission of a nuisance party. Once a warning letter has been issued, Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers may then impound the vehicle following any future incidents within a six-month period where they have reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle was used in the commission of a nuisance party. A warning letter under this subsection shall be issued to the registered owner of the vehicle as kept by the Secretary of State to the applicable address on record with the Secretary of State by sending certified mail or by personal service.
C.
If Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are required to enter private property to search for a vehicle to be impounded pursuant to this section, they may submit a request to the district court for an order authorizing the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers to enter said private property.