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222.202 Offenses of alcohol intoxication or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place

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KY Code › Title XVIII › Chapter 222 › Section 222.202

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222.202 Offenses of alcohol intoxication or drinking alcoholic beverages in a public

place.

(1) A person is guilty of alcohol intoxication when he appears in a public place

manifestly under the influence of alcohol to the degree that he may endanger

himself or other persons or property, or unreasonably annoy persons in his vicinity.

(2) A person is guilty of drinking alcoholic beverages in a public place when he drinks

an alcoholic beverage in a public place, or in or upon any passenger coach, or other

vehicle commonly used for the transportation of passengers, or in or about any

depot, platform, or waiting room.

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