Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 856.011 — Disorderly intoxication
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 856: Drunkenness; Open House Parties; Loitering; Prowling; Desertion, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 856.011
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
(1) No person in the state shall be intoxicated and endanger the safety of another person or property, and no person in the state shall be intoxicated or drink any alcoholic beverage in a public place or in or upon any public conveyance and cause a public disturbance.
(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(3) Any person who shall have been convicted or have forfeited collateral under the provisions of subsection (1) three times in the preceding 12 months shall be deemed a habitual offender and may be committed by the court to an appropriate treatment resource for a period of not more than 60 days. Any peace officer, in lieu of incarcerating an intoxicated person for violation of subsection (1), may take or send the intoxicated person to her or his home or to a public or private health facility, and the law enforcement officer may take reasonable measures to ascertain the commercial transportation used for such purposes is paid for by such person in advance. Any law enforcement officers so acting shall be considered as carrying out their official duty.
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Questions this section answers
Is disorderly intoxication a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Disorderly intoxication is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 856.011.
Which Florida statute covers disorderly intoxication?
Disorderly intoxication is governed by Fla. Stat. § 856.011 (Disorderly intoxication).
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