Va. Code § 18.2-388
Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center
Virginia · Code of Virginia Title 18.2 — Crimes and Offenses Generally · Status: effective
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- Va. Code § 18.2-388, Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center, Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-09-23, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1376512
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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.