The Ministry of Interior completed the draft last year.
This draft would give municipal police officers more authority.
Currently, municipal police officers can't do much when they see a drunk person.
They can only wake the person up, but cannot check their level of intoxication.
If a person is drunk, the police must be called.
The Ministry of Interior wants municipal police to be able to check intoxication levels and take the person to a sobering-up center.
If the person is dangerous, the municipal police could use physical force.
These ideas are actually old, first discussed in 2016.
The draft was completed last year and now awaits government approval.
Deputy Chancellor of the Ministry of Interior Joosep Kaasik said they hope for a quick decision from the government.
He said that public order officers should be able to respond to violations faster.
Interior Minister Igor Taro also supports this idea.
However, it will not be addressed before the elections as it is not a priority.
Kaasik said that currently both municipal police and regular police respond to the same situation.
This is inefficient.
If a person is sleeping drunk under a bush, the police do not need to intervene in any way.
But it disturbs other people and should be addressed.
Kaasik suggested that local governments should have more authority.
They know their area better and can respond more effectively.
For example, they could influence where alcohol is sold.
Kaasik also suggested that sobering-up centers could belong to the city or municipality, not the state.