Booze in the RV... Legal?
First know I have no intention of drinking and driving with this question. But... What if you have some beer in your fridge while you move from one place to another? Or let's say even a passenger i...
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4x4van wrote:
Let's apply some common sense here, shall we? First of all, I cannot believe that it is illegal in any state to carry alcohol anywhere in your vehicle if the seal is unbroken. Otherwise, how do you get it home from the store (not all vehicles have a trunk)?
Correct. In my jurisdiction you can carry sealed containers anywhere in the car. Open containers that have a way to be closed (twist bottle cap or cork for example) can be transported but in a manner that is not accessible. Again, due to the vagueness of laws there is grey area there. Is an open 40 oz bottle "accessible" to the driver in the back seat? That's open for debate. What if its in the cargo area of an SUV with people in the backseat?
There isn't a hard and fast rule against it that consistently applies all across the US.
