It is not a violation of § 35-1-9.1 if:
- (1) An alcoholic beverage is located in a locked glove compartment of the motor vehicle;
- (2) An open alcoholic beverage is behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk or in an area not normally occupied by the driver or passengers; or
- (3) A passenger in a motor vehicle operated by a carrier as defined in subdivision 35-1-1(3) and licensed pursuant to subdivision 35-4-2(9) possesses an open alcoholic beverage. However, the driver of a carrier is prohibited from possessing in the driver compartment of the vehicle a package or receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage if the seal of the original package is broken.
Source: SL 1999, ch 184 , §§ 3, 4, 5; SL 2014, ch 174 , § 2; SL 2018, ch 213 , § 9.