Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 9 — Public Peace, Morals and Welfare›Division III — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC DECENCY
El Cajon Municipal Code Ch. 9.20 Drunkenness
El Cajon Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · El Cajon
Cite as: El Cajon Municipal Code Chapter 9.20 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 9.20.010. Arrest.¶
The arresting officer need not, in his discretion, swear to a complaint against persons taken into custody for drunkenness. If no formal complaint is on file by any policeman or civilian, the intoxicated person may be lawfully released upon his recovery from drunkenness.
(Prior code § 18-10)
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