Georgia Code Title 16 Section 16-11-41
As enacted in 1968 Georgia law states that you can receive a public drunkenness charge if you are in a public place, or on private property with out the expressed or written consent of the owner or other lawful occupants.
Georgia code also allows individuals to be arrested if they are conveying themselves as a public nuisance. This includes any loud and obnoxious activity. The last part of section 16-11-41 also states you can be arrested if you are endangering yourself, others around you, or public or private property.
The State of Georgia does not restrict counties or cities from passing more laws to punish public drunkenness. This means larger cities may have different ordinances passed against drunkenness charges then others.
Anyone who is convicted of this charge in Georgia is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. Maximum sentences for class b misdemeanors in Georgia are as follows: 90 days in jail and/or a fine no greater then $1,000 dollars.
Public drunkenness is a criminal charges that is very easy to be arrested for. Peace officers are known to use this charge as an excuse to arrest some one that hasn't even been breaking any laws. There is no "set" amount of alcohol you have to have consumed to receive a public drunkenness charge, just by the peace officers judgment you are being considered a public nuisance and you have to have consumed some alcohol.
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