When you think about the legal risks of drinking too much, drunk driving is usually the first thing that comes to mind. But what about simply being drunk in public? Or walking while drunk? The answer to whether that’s illegal depends entirely on where in the U.S. you are. There is no federal law against public intoxication […]
Walking while drunk puts you in danger of falling, of tripping, or of being involved in a fatal pedestrian accident. But what about the legal ramifications of being drunk in public? Are there even any? Is drunk walking illegal? Nationwide, public intoxication isn’t illegal. Each state has its own laws, with some punishing disorderly conduct, some punishing general intoxication, and so on. Is public intoxication illegal in Wisconsin? No. In Wisconsin, there is no law that prohibits being drunk […]
