Chino Municipal Code Ch. 9.24 Intoxication

For the purposes of Sections 9.24.020 through 9.24.050, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

A. "Intoxicating beverage" means and includes alcohol, spirits, liquor, wine, beer and every liquid or solid containing alcohol, spirits, wine or beer and which contains more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume and which is fit for beverage purposes either alone or when diluted, mixed, or combined with other substances.

B. "Public place" means and includes any street, alley, sidewalk, parkway, off-street parking area, or park and including the city hall, police station and fire station in the city and the grounds about the same or other public place within the city.

(Prior code § 16-8.)

It is unlawful for any person to appear at or be in any public place or any place open to public view in the city in a state of drunkenness or intoxication or under the influence of intoxicating beverages.

(Prior code § 16-9.)

Any person drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage in or upon any public place or going in or upon any part of any public place while he is drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 16-10.)

It is an infraction for any person to be in possession of, or to exercise control over, an open or uncovered container of an alcoholic beverage, as defined in Subsection (b) of Section 2 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, while he or she is in or upon any public place or going in or upon any part of any public place.

(Ord. 2010-12, § 1, 2011; Ord. 2016-014, § 1, 2016.)

It is an infraction for any person to be in possession of, or to exercise control over, an open or uncovered container of an alcoholic beverage, as defined in Subsection (b) of Section 2 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act, while he or she is in or upon the posted premises of, including the posted parking lot immediately adjacent to, any retail package off-sale alcoholic beverage licensee licensed pursuant to Division 9 (commencing with Section 23000) of the Business and Professions Code, or on any public sidewalk immediately adjacent to the licensed and posted premises.

(Ord. 2016-014, § 2, 2016.)

Any person entering or remaining in or upon any vehicle while such vehicle is on any part of any public street or any other public place when such person is drunk or under the influence of any intoxicating beverage or is drinking or consuming any intoxicating beverage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Prior code § 16-12.)

It is unlawful for any person to create a nuisance on any private premises as a result of drunkenness or intoxication or the use of narcotics.

(Prior code § 16-11.)