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In most places, possessing an open alcoholic beverage in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is illegal. If caught, you would be cited for open container.
You can - but morally you shouldn't - and legally you could lose your licence or worse KILL someone !
Of course. It puts other people in danger.Added: Even IF the beverage you're drinking doesn't happen to be alcoholic if, in the officer's judgement, by doing so it prevents you from controlling your vehicle properly.
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As freight, no special permit is required. If you want to carry any alcoholic beverage in the cab of the vehicle, there is no such permit - you may not have alcoholic beverages in a CMV, period, unless they're in the cargo area as freight and listed as such on the bill of lading.
No. This law, effective 9/1/2001, prohibits the possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle. It does not apply to watercraft. http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/faq/warden/boatinglawfaq.phtml
Any alcoholic beverage is harmful if (1) you drink it to excess, especially over a long period of time; or (2) if you drink and then operate a vehicle or other dangerous machine. This would apply to bourbon, Scotch, rum, or whatever.
NoNo. It is legal for anyone in a car to have an open alcoholic beverage. The only restriction is that the driver cannot be seen drinking alcohol by a police officer.But beware that many towns do have open container ordinances of their own.In Virgina: Yes, it is illegal to have any open alcoholic beverage in vehcial except inside rear lock trunk.In Connecticut, it is illegal for someone to drink any alcoholic beverage while operating a motor vehicle on a public road; on a road of a specially chartered municipal association or of a fire, sewer, or other special district; in a parking area for 10 cars or more; on a private road on which a speed limit has been established according to law; or on any school property (CGS § 53a-213). It is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to three months, or both. It is not illegal for a passenger other than the driver to possess or consume alcohol in a motor vehicle.Under another law, anyone under age 21 driving a motor vehicle in which a police officer finds any alcoholic beverages, whether open or sealed, is subject to a 60 day license revocation unless the underage driver is either (1) accompanied by a parent or guardian, or (2) is over age 18 and is either a state liquor permit holder (wholesale or retail) or is performing services for such a permittee. The motor vehicle commissioner may revoke the driver's license if he finds at a hearing that the driver knew or had reason to know that the alcoholic beverages were anywhere in the vehicle (CGS § 14-111a).
Yes it is legal to consume alcoholic beverages in a limo. The vehicle driver is not allowed to consume alcohol beverages before operating a motor vehicle or with the keys to operate it readily available.
If an officer had a reasonable suspicion that something in the beverage contributed to a crime (such as drinking in a motor vehicle or possession of alcohol by an underage person), yes, he could search the beverage and determine if a crime had taken place.
A person who operates a vehicle which requires the operator to possess a Commercial Drivers Licence.