| SB 0660 | Prohibits open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles |
| Sponsor: | Westfall | Co-Sponsor(s) | ||
| LR Number: | 2471S.04C | Fiscal Note: | 2471-04 | |
| Committee: | Transportation | |||
| Last Action: | 05/17/02 - S Inf Calendar S Bills for Perfection | Journal page: | ||
| Title: | SCS SB 660 | |||
| Effective Date: | August 28, 2002 | |||
SCS/SB 660 - This act prohibits passengers, as well as drivers, from possessing or consuming an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway or a right-of-way. A person violating this act shall be guilty of an infraction with a penalty not to exceed $25. This act does not apply to passengers in the passenger area of motor vehicle used to transport persons for compensation or to passengers in the living quarters of a house coach, house trailer or recreational motor vehicle. This act shall also not apply to the possession of an open container behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk.
This act contains a provision similar to one contained in SB
291 (2001).
STEPHEN WITTE
SA 1 - MODIFIES PROCEDURE FOR IMPLIED CONSENT LAW
SA 2 - OPEN CONTAINER LAW ONLY APPLIES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A BAC OF .08 OR HIGHER