§ 10-8-6. Drunkenness in public places.  


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  • It is unlawful for any person to be drunk in any public place so as to be incapable of protecting his or her own safety or in such condition as to constitute a danger to himself or herself or to others or to be drunk in any public place to the annoyance of other persons.

(Code 1967, § 22-17.1; Code 1985, § 20-12)

State law reference

Public intoxication, T.C.A. § 39-17-305; local public intoxication ordinances, T.C.A. § 33-10-203.