Scottsdale City
2/23/16 Scottsdale’s ordinance barring Public Intoxication is unconstitutional because it conflicts with Arizona state law. Scottsdale City Code (“S.C.C.”) section 19-8(a) makes being “incapacitated by alcohol in public,” a class 1 misdemeanor. Arizona statute 36-2031 prohibits local laws criminalizing conduct having as an element of an offense “being a common drunkard or being found…


