Over the weekend, North Bay Police responded to 209 calls for service, and arrested and charged 10 people with the following offences:
- Four people were charged with public intoxication;
- Three people were charged with breaches;
- One person was charged with driving under suspension and possession of marijuana;
- One person was charged with domestic assault; and
- One person was charged with possession of methamphetamine pills.
Public intoxication and the law in Ontario
Under Section 31 (4) of Ontario’s Liquor Licence Act, no person shall be in an intoxicated condition:
- a) in a place to which the general public is invited or permitted access; or
- b) in any part of a residence that is used in common by persons occupying more than one dwelling in the residence.
