Virginia § 18.2-388 Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center

Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-388 — Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center

Virginia § 18.2-388

Title 18.2Crimes and Offenses Generally

Ch. 8Crimes Involving Morals and Decency

Art. 5Obscenity and Related Offenses

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Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-388 (2026).

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If any person is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication results from alcohol, narcotic drug, or other intoxicant or drug of whatever nature, he is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. In any area in which there is located a court-approved detoxification center, a law-enforcement officer may authorize the transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such detoxification center in lieu of arrest; however, no person shall be involuntarily detained in such center.

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If any person is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication results from alcohol, narcotic drug, or other intoxicant or drug of whatever nature, he is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. In any area in which there is located a court-approved detoxification center, a law-enforcement officer may authorize the transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such detoxification center in lieu of arrest; however, no person shall be involuntarily detained in such center.