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It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1960, chapter 358; in 1964, chapter 434; in 1975, chapters 14 and 15; in 1979, chapter 654; in 1982, chapter 666; in 1983, chapter 187; in 1990, chapter 965; in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0160\">160<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":349656,"section_number":"16.1-278.9","catch_line":"Delinquent children; loss of driving privileges for alcohol, firearm, and drug offenses; truancy","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-278.9\/"},{"id":350549,"section_number":"18.2-251.03","catch_line":"Arrest and prosecution when experiencing or reporting an overdose or act of sexual violence","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-251.03\/"},{"id":350688,"section_number":"18.2-308.012","catch_line":"Prohibited conduct","order_by":null,"url":"\/18.2-308.012\/"},{"id":351346,"section_number":"19.2-169.1","catch_line":"Raising question of competency to stand trial or plead; evaluation and determination of competency","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.1\/"},{"id":351347,"section_number":"19.2-169.2","catch_line":"Disposition when defendant found incompetent","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-169.2\/"},{"id":351680,"section_number":"19.2-327.15","catch_line":"Definitions","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-327.15\/"},{"id":351837,"section_number":"19.2-392.12","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Sealing of offenses resulting in a deferred and dismissed disposition or conviction by petition","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-392.12\/"},{"id":351929,"section_number":"19.2-74","catch_line":"Issuance and service of summons in place of warrant in misdemeanor case; issuance of summons by special conservators of the peace","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-74\/"},{"id":363185,"section_number":"4.1-322","catch_line":"Possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages by interdicted persons; penalty","order_by":null,"url":"\/4.1-322\/"},{"id":378623,"section_number":"9.1-176","catch_line":"Mandated services; optional services and facilities","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-176\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1394951,"object_type":"law","relational_id":350901,"identifier":"18.2-388","token":"18.2\/8\/5\/18.2-388","url":"\/18.2-388\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/18.2-388\/","token":"18.2\/8\/5\/18.2-388","dublin_core":{"Title":"Intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 18.2-388","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>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 <span class=\"dictionary\">misdemeanor<\/span>. In any area in which there is located a <span class=\"dictionary\">court<\/span>-approved detoxification center, a <span class=\"dictionary\">law<\/span>-enforcement officer may authorize the transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such detoxification center in lieu of <span class=\"dictionary\">arrest<\/span>; however, no person shall be involuntarily detained in such center.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nINTOXICATION IN PUBLIC; PENALTY; TRANSPORTATION OF PUBLIC INEBRIATES TO\nDETOXIFICATION CENTER (\u00a7 18.2-388)\n\nIf any person is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication results from\nalcohol, narcotic drug, or other intoxicant or drug of whatever nature, he is\nguilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. In any area in which there is located a\ncourt-approved detoxification center, a law-enforcement officer may authorize\nthe transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such\ndetoxification center in lieu of arrest; however, no person shall be\ninvoluntarily detained in such center.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 18.1-237; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 434; 1975, cc. 14, 15;\n1979, c. 654; 1982, c. 666; 1983, c. 187; 1990, c. 965; 2020, c. 160.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}