Will this get me thrown in jail?
Here in Texas, if an open container is behind the driver/passenger seat in a motorhome, taxi, limo, or hearse, it is legal. However, reading the California laws, it says that an open container (such ...
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mgirardo wrote:Bumpyroad wrote:
I heard that, and I think it was MN, where a can pulled out of the 6 pack plastic ring was considered an open container. would be interested in seeing actual case law/etc. on that.
bumpy
That is what I was told in Driver's Ed class in NJ in 1990. We were taught if you have a 6 pack in the passenger portion of the car, it better be a complete 6 pack and all cans must be unopened.
-Michael
We were told a LOT of things in drivers ed. I remember an instructor say that you couldn't drive barefoot because if you did and your girlfriend was in the car with you and you were stopped by the police for some reason, you could be charged with statutory rape. In 35+ years of law enforcement I've never seen or heard ANY basis for that statement!
