11 Del. C. § 1315: Public intoxication; unclassified misdemeanor; violation.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure
- Delaware Criminal Code
- CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses
- Subchapter VII. Offenses Against Public Health, Order and Decency
A person is guilty of public intoxication when the person appears in a public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or narcotics or any other drug not administered or prescribed to be taken by a physician, to the degree that the person may be in danger or endanger other persons or property, or annoy persons in the vicinity.
Public intoxication is a violation, unless the accused has been convicted of public intoxication twice before within 1 year, in which case the offense is an unclassified misdemeanor.
Collected 2026-09-05T23:02:13Z. Source file · JSON