Intoxication and possession of open alcoholic beverage containers in public, playgrounds and public streets prohibited.
Norfolk City Code § 29-17
in effectSec. 29-17. - Intoxication and possession of open alcoholic beverage containers in public, playgrounds and public streets prohibited.
(a) If any person be intoxicated in public, he shall be deemed guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor.
(b) If any person shall be convicted for being intoxicated in public three (3) times within one year in this city, upon the third or any subsequent conviction for such offense within the period of one year, such person shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any open alcoholic beverage containers in the public parks, playgrounds or public streets in the city. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor.
(d) Notwithstanding the above or anything to the contrary elsewhere within this Code, the City Manager or his designee, in connection with a specific event and as part of a special events permit, may allow possession of open beer or wine beverage containers during the course of and within the confined area of that event.
(Code 1958, § 31-99; Ord. No. 36,116, § 1, 7-17-90; Ord. No. 36,161, § 1, 8-21-90; Ord. No. 43,203, § 1, 8-19-08; Ord. No. 45,115, § 1, 5-21-13)
Source: City of Norfolk, Virginia, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/norfolk/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COCI_CH29OFIS_S29-17INPOOPALBECOPUPLPUSTPRFetched: 11/1/2026