Originally Posted by
FiftySix
Public intoxication here used to get one a night in jail, the next morning in court, and then released from jail a few hours after that. No fine as the overnight stay was the fine. Not sure if it affects a driving record or not. I haven't been charged with PI, but I've seen it happen to others.
I don't know if a PUI affects driving record, but I don't think it does. But giving a drunk cyclist a PUI is the way it works in my state since a bicycle doesn't meet the legal definition of a motor vehicle.