Drunkenness

Drunkenness

Drunkenness, public drunkenness or disorderly intoxication is generally considered an offense against public order and decency.  A person is guilty of  public drunkenness if he or she appears in any public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance, except those taken pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, to the degree that he or she may endanger himself or herself or other persons or property, or annoy persons in his vicinity.

In other states, public drunkenness laws also include that no person be intoxicated or drink any alcoholic beverage in a public place or in or upon any public conveyance and cause a public disturbance.  When a person is younger than 18 years old and is found by the court to have violated this section in some states their driver's license privilege can be suspended.

Penalties vary by state and range from a summary offense to a misdemeanor.

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