About this resource:
Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Last Reviewed: January 2019
Workgroups: Substance Use Workgroup
This webpage includes information about laws that ban open containers of alcoholic beverages in the passenger compartments of noncommercial motor vehicles. It features tables that list:
- Policies by state as of specific dates
- Policy changes over time
- Specific circumstances the policies apply to
Users can sort and filter the tables by a variety of criteria. In addition to the table, the website provides resources like:
- Timeline of policy changes
- Useful maps and charts
- List of variables and other definitions to help understand the language used in the webpage
- Detailed information about the policy these laws are based on
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Suggested Citation
Alcohol Policy Information System. (n.d.). Transportation: Open Containers of Alcohol in Motor Vehicles. Retrieved from https://alcoholpolicy.niaaa.nih.gov/apis-policy-topics/open-containers-of-alcohol-in-motor-vehicles/34
