Definitions.
Grand Rapids City Code § 9.813
in effectSec. 9.813. - Definitions.
As used in this Chapter;
(a) Delinquent Act means an act which violates the laws of the United States, or the statutes of the state or the ordinances of the city or an act which would cause the minor to come under the jurisdiction of the juvenile division of the Probate Court as defined by MCLA 712A.2, but does not include a civil infraction traffic violation.
(b) Minor means any unemancipated person under the age of seventeen (17) years.
(c) Parent means mother, father, legal guardian and any other person having the care or custody of a minor, or any person seventeen (17) years of age or older with whom the minor resides.
(d) Drugs means any controlled substance as defined now or hereafter by the Public Health Code for the State of Michigan. Currently, such substances are defined in Part 72 of the Health Code being sections 333.7201 et seq., of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
(Ord. No. 97-2, § 1, 1-7-97)
Source: City of Grand Rapids, Michigan, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/grand_rapids/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIOLRE_CH168PARE_S9.813DEFetched: 11/7/2026