Open containers in the passenger area
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Under Virginia's open container law, which of these is part of the passenger area?
The rule
You can be charged with drinking while driving if you are stopped with an open alcohol container in the passenger area, some of it gone, and you show signs of drinking. The passenger area means where people sit plus anything the driver can reach, an unlocked glove compartment included.
The passenger area is where people sit plus anything the driver can reach, an unlocked glove compartment included.
From the Virginia Driver's Manual, section 5, page 30. This question is our own wording of that rule. The handbook and the DMV have the final word.
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