The legal assessment of alcohol-intoxicated persons’ appearance in public places according to the laws of foreign countries

The article deals with foreign legislation regarding alcohol-intoxicated persons seen in public places. The author analyzed the interpretation of the concepts of "intoxicated condition", "public place" under the laws of foreign countries. The emphasis is given to the problems of bringing intoxicated persons seen in public places to administrative and criminal liability. Much attention is paid to the US laws containing rules of responsibility for public intoxication.