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2013 SESSION
SB 843 Alcohol, open container; no person shall possess in passenger area of motor vehicle, civil penalty.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession of open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle; penalty. Provides that no person shall possess an alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of a motor vehicle upon a public highway of the Commonwealth in other than the manufacturer's unopened, original container. The bill punishes violators with a civil penalty of $25.
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HISTORY
- 01/02/13 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13101822D
- 01/02/13 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/16/13 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (12-Y 0-N)