Editing Alcohol intoxication (section)

===Legal issues===
[[File:Drunk driving simulator, Montreal by CAA of Quebec.jpg|thumb|A drunk-driving simulator in [[Montreal]]]]

Laws on drunkenness vary. In the United States, it is a criminal offense for a person to be [[Driving under the influence|drunk while driving a motorized vehicle]], except in [[Alcohol laws of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]], where it is only a [[Civil infraction|fine]] for the first offense.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wisconsin Legislature: Chapter 346 |url=http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/346 |website=wisconsin.gov}}</ref> It is also a criminal offense to fly an aircraft or (in some [[U.S. state|American states]]) to assemble or operate an [[amusement park]] ride while drunk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Texas Penal Code § 49.065 |url=http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/49.065.00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926124717/http://law.onecle.com/texas/penal/49.065.00.html |archive-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> Similar laws also exist in the United Kingdom and most other countries.

In some jurisdictions, it is also an offense to serve alcohol to an already-intoxicated person,<ref>{{cite web |title=Camden Council: Booze license suspended after selling alcohol to drunk customers |url=http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/press/2007/february/booze-license-suspended-after-selling-alcohol-to-drunk-customers.en |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111052754/http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/press/2007/february/booze-license-suspended-after-selling-alcohol-to-drunk-customers.en |archive-date=11 January 2009 |access-date=8 January 2009 |website=camden.gov.uk}}</ref> and, often, alcohol can only be sold by persons qualified to serve responsibly through [[alcohol server training]].

The [[Blood alcohol content#Limits by country (BAC: Blood Alcohol Content)|blood alcohol content]] (BAC) for legal operation of a vehicle is typically measured as a percentage of a unit volume of blood. This percentage ranges from 0.00% in Romania and the United Arab Emirates; to 0.05% in Australia, South Africa, Germany, Scotland, and New Zealand (0.00% for underage individuals); to 0.08% in [[England and Wales]], the United States and Canada.<ref>{{cite web |title=Drinking and Driving |url=http://www.icap.org/PolicyIssues/DrinkingandDriving/BACTable/tabid/199/Default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080702135901/http://www.icap.org/PolicyIssues/DrinkingandDriving/BACTable/tabid/199/Default.aspx |archive-date=2 July 2008 |website=icap.org}}</ref>

The United States [[Federal Aviation Administration]] prohibits [[Aircrew|crew members]] from performing their duties within eight hours of consuming an alcoholic beverage, while under the influence of alcohol, or with a BAC greater than 0.04%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Federal Aviation Regulation Sec. 1.1 – General definitions. |url=http://www.risingup.com/fars/info/part1-1-FAR.shtml |website=risingup.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FAR Part 91 Sec. 91.17 effective as of 07/21/2006 |url=http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/28757d8ae4d7d671862571960066be86%21OpenDocument%26Click%3D |website=faa.gov |access-date=3 July 2008 |archive-date=27 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227005600/https://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgFAR.nsf/0/28757d8ae4d7d671862571960066be86%21OpenDocument%26Click%3D |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, [[public intoxication]] is a crime (also known as "being drunk and disorderly" or "being drunk and incapable").<ref>{{cite news |date=10 August 1872 |title=Licensing Act 1872 |volume=1872 |work=Acts of the United Kingdom Parliament |url=http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1052305 |url-status=dead |access-date=8 May 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805165526/http://www.statutelaw.gov.uk/content.aspx?activeTextDocId=1052305 |archive-date=5 August 2012}}</ref>

In some countries, there are special facilities, sometimes known as "[[drunk tanks]]", for the temporary detention of persons found to be drunk.