Columbia Intoxicated or drugged condition ordinance (§ 16-94)
Chapter 16: Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions · Article II. Code of Offenses
(a) A person who is in an intoxicated or drugged condition whether from alcohol, drugs, or other substance, is criminally responsible for conduct unless such condition:
(1) Negatives the existence of the mental states of purpose or knowledge when such mental states are elements of the offense charged or of an included offense; or
(2) Is involuntarily produced and deprived him of the capacity to know or appreciate the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his conduct or to conform his conduct to the requirements of law.
(b) The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of intoxicated or drugged condition.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 16-94
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.