Iowa code section 123.46 defines the crimes of pblic intoxication as follows.
Consumption or Intoxication in Public Places (Public Intox) Charges in Iowa
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Consumption or Intoxication in Public Places
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear Iowa Supreme Court Rules that Iowa Law Allows Drinking on Front Porch and Front Steps of Houses
by Attorney Eric D. Puryear On June 22, 2013, just before midnight, Waterloo police responded to a 911 call. In the process of handling that call, they arrested a woman who had stood on her own front porch for public intoxication, after determining that the woman was drunk. The woman was convicted at a trial of public intoxication. On appeal, … Read more