North Carolina § 14-444 - Intoxicated and disruptive in public.
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§ 14-444. Intoxicated and disruptive in public.
It shall be unlawful for any person in a public place to be intoxicated and disruptive in any of the following ways: Blocking or otherwise interfering with traffic on a highway or public vehicular area, or Blocking or lying across or otherwise preventing or interfering with access to or passage across a sidewalk or entrance to a building, or Grabbing, shoving, pushing or fighting others or challenging others to fight, or Cursing or shouting at or otherwise rudely insulting others, or Begging for money or other property. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. History (1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1134, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 292; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2015-247, s. 3(c).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-247, s. 3(c), effective September 23, 2015, deleted the former last sentence in subsection (b), which read: "Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 7A-273(1) , a magistrate is not empowered to accept a guilty plea and enter judgment for this offense."
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-444 ("Intoxicated and disruptive in public.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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