Open container laws?

I think you will find virtually everywhere that the rules are the same.
No open liquor in a vehicle. It's not who is drinking it, but the fact of having an open bottle in the vehicle.

But you have limo drivers hauling drinking passengers around!

I suspect the same laws that pertain to auto’s pertain to Motorhomes regarding consumption. Having an open liquor bottle in the cupboard or fridge should be fine as you have to put it somewhere. And while many ignore the law, if the seat you’re sitting in has a seatbelt, you need to be using it. If it doesn't, you can’t.

skiatom wrote:
But you have limo drivers hauling drinking passengers around!

They are licensed accordingly, and a lot of limos I have seen have a dividing partition from the drivers area to the back.

Read here.

Here's one from Iowa

Indiana

Indiana and Iowa are pretty much the same. I don't have time to search every state, but do a Google Search on... for example... Oklahoma Open Container Law. and you'll have your answer:


Exceptions
Certain vehicles. Passengers can lawfully possess an open container of alcohol in the:

passenger compartment of a motor vehicle that’s used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation (like a limousine or taxi), and
living area of a “house coach or house trailer.”
However, the driver of such a vehicle is still prohibited from possessing open containers of alcohol.

Oklahoma
but it looks like there is no "exception" in Oklahoma for RV's. It' snot mentioned, so in this case, I would assume an RV fall into the same category as an automobile.

Best advise I could give you, keep the alcohol "bottled up" until you reach your destination.

Moved from RV Parks, Campgrounds, and Attractions.

Why chance it anywhere? Save the drinking for all to when you are parked for the night.

I asked this question from a friend who is a police officer when we bought our first MH about a decade ago - this was in MD. His response; "provided it's within the "house" section of the MH and not within reach of the driver, it's legal". MH's are completely different than passenger vehicles as there is a house attached.

My wife often has a beer with lunch going down the road. She's usually at the dinette however and not in the passenger seat.

The window in the driver's compartment of my Class A is over 6' off of the ground so it is a little difficult for anyone to see what someone in the passenger seat is drinking. In addition if you cannot put the container in the trash by the time you talk with someone on the OUTSIDE of your RV, then you are not thinking straight. Unless you invite them in, an officer does not have probable cause to come in to your RV. Just use some common sense and don't even think about drinking while you are behind the wheel.

skiatom wrote:
But you have limo drivers hauling drinking passengers around!

In Washington state, the law regarding open containers has a specific exception for limo's. I suspect other state are similar.

I don't know if that goes for MH's but until I knew for sure, Iwould put any open bottle in the basement.