StartingCamping
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Admittedly, I enjoy beverages. A pour of bouron, scotch, a craft beer, etc.
In a car, if you have an open bottle and you're pulled over and searched, you're in trouble.
What about a class B? If you have bottle because its 'stored' in your van/home, would it trigger trouble?
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Jerrybo66
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As long as it's not within your reach while you are driving , what you have in your "home" should be none of their business..... IMO....
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Jerrybo66 wrote:As long as it's not within your reach while you are driving , what you have in your "home" should be none of their business..... IMO....
Well...currently I only enjoy pours in the comforts of my own home. Outside the home only if I won't be driving. I never an amount even close to the limit. I believe spirits are meant to be enjoyed. They are very complex.
That's why I ask. I never have anything open in a car currently. But if I live from a vehicle, than I know I'll probably have open bottles stored. (Which I realize now I might have to get a cooling unit just for my precious gems)
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tatest
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The Uniform Vehicle Code contains a coach and motorhome exception for open containers and consumption by passengers. Most states follow this code in the formulation of their open container laws.
Not to say that you can't get caught on something else. For example, an ordinance or regulation that forbids possession or consumption of alcohol within a particular park, or on a reservation or tribal lands.
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Bumpyroad
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I think any "open" bottle I would put in an exterior compartment, if I had one.
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ryegatevt
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Put your libations in a cupboard or drawer out of reach. Hey, if you are in so much trouble that you are already being searched in the back of your rig, a little booze won't add much to your problems...
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juliev
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I've often wondered that, thank's for asking. I've had open bottles of wine in the rig before but they are normally stored in the fridge (out of reach of the driveer or passenger) so I didn't think they would be an issue. Like ryegatvf said, why would they be searching the coach if they're pulling you over for a traffic violation?
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505live
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If it's got a screw on cap, keep a small role of electrical tape and just put a wrap around the cap/bottle neck if you are concerned. Whenever I buy a growler of beer this is what they do so it isn't an "open" container for the drive home.
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travelcpl
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I wanted to know this also when we got our "B" and I expect every state may be a little different. This is what NC has to say!
NC Open Container
Going along with what tatest said. It is illegal to have any alcohol in and state park in NC.
505live you would still be in violation with your black tape here in NC. Only the original seal counts as sealed.
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Here's Arkansas' policy ref alcohol in state parks:
July 1, 1975 Park Directive 3010
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND DRUGS
The display or overuse of alcohol in a public use area which creates a disturbance is prohibited within a state park.
The use of alcoholic beverages by a minor is illegal.
The possession, display and use of dangerous drugs or a controlled substance is illegal and prohibited within a state park.
Here's what Wikipedia has to say about open container laws:
Prohibition of Open Containers of Alcohol in Motor Vehicles as of September, 2007
While there is no federal law prohibiting open containers in a motor vehicle (and both the 21st Amendment and the Commerce Clause of the Constitution of the United States likely would prohibit the United States Congress from passing such a law), the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (often referred to as "TEA-21"), which Congress passed in 1999, created incentives for states to comply with certain federal requirements. Any state not in compliance has a percentage of its highway funds transferred instead each year to alcohol education funding.[10] This is a similar approach to that which Congress took in 1984 when it passed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, which successfully sought to get all states to adopt a legal drinking age of 21. TEA-21 has not met with the same success, as some states, like Missouri, openly refuse to implement new laws to meet its requirements.
To comply with TEA-21, a state's motor vehicle open container laws must:
* Prohibit both possession of any open alcoholic beverage container and consumption of any alcoholic beverage;[10]
* Cover the passenger area of any motor vehicle, including unlocked glove compartments and any other areas of the vehicle that are readily accessible to the driver or passengers while in their seats;[10]
* Apply to all open alcoholic beverage containers and all alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine, and spirits that contain one-half of one percent or more of alcohol by volume;[10]
* Apply to all vehicle occupants except for passengers of vehicles designed, maintained or used primarily for the transportation of people for compensation (such as buses, taxi cabs, and limousines) or the living quarters of motor homes;[10]
* Apply to all vehicles on a public highway or the right-of-way (i.e. on the shoulder) of a public highway;[10]
* Require primary enforcement of the law, rather than requiring probable cause that another violation had been committed before allowing enforcement of the open container law.[10]
Currently, 39 states and the District of Columbia are in compliance.[10] Alaska, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming have similar limits on the possession of open containers in vehicles, but not to the level of TEA-21 compliance.
As of November, 2007, only one state (Mississippi) allows drivers to consume alcohol while driving (as long as the driver stays below the 0.08% blood alcohol content limit for drunk driving), and only eight states (Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia) allow passengers to consume alcohol while the vehicle is in motion. Still, local laws in these states may limit open containers in vehicles, although those local laws do not impact the state's compliance or noncompliance with TEA-21.
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