i was the driver and a buddy in the vehicle was ticket for having the bottle and so was i for being he driver with a open container in the car
2007-11-17 22:45:42 · 7 answers · asked by xxhak2000 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
The charge is transportation of open alcohol (seal broken). The driver is responsible for the actions of his passengers.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/research/OpenContainer/open_container_criteria.htm
2007-11-17 23:33:18 · answer #1 · answered by CGIV76 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
What state. I am an officer in Texas, and you can't have an open container of alcohol anywhere in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle on any public roadway, even if it's parked with the motor off. As the driver, you share responsibility for what happens in your car.
Be very careful about what you believe here. The user that posted below as Jack, though he obviously has strong feelings on the subject, is very wrong. The law I posted for Texas is quite accurate, and if you get caught with any open container with even just a sip of alcohol in it, you can and will be ticketed. If you have any sign that you might be impaired, you'll get arrested, have your car impounded, and probably go to jail and lose your drivers license. Don't do it, it is just not worth it.
2007-11-17 22:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thats a pretty damn good Q. Did sum research, seems in california the only way the police can enforce traffic laws in private parking lots is if the owner of the lot places a sign stating that. Heres an excerpt of the statue: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (a), no ordinance or resolution enacted thereunder shall apply to any offstreet parking facility described therein unless the owner or operator has caused to be posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to that offstreet parking facility a notice not less than 17 by 22 inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, to the effect that the offstreet parking facility is subject to public traffic regulations and control.
2016-05-24 01:49:37 · answer #3 · answered by darlene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can happen. I was the owner of a car pulled over, and I got an open container. I wasn't driving, and I admitted it was mine. So in this instance, I was the only person with the open container fine. Sounds like your buddy should not have admitted it was his bottle.
2007-11-18 01:28:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You answered your own question.
You were personally involved in a situation where two people in a vehicle WERE ticketed for a single open container. It has already happened, so... Yes, it can happen.
2007-11-18 00:22:49 · answer #5 · answered by Citicop 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The law cannot make one responsible for another. If they attempt to do so then the law is unconstitutional,and wrong. If a judge cannot understand this distinction then he/she should resign immediately! I believe it was legal to have an open container in Texas! They should have told the officers that the open container was garbage that was to be disposed up in the near future!
2007-11-18 02:47:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
In PA (USA) the driver is responsible for the occupant(s) actions.
2007-11-17 22:55:54 · answer #7 · answered by heebus_jeebus 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no, bring it to court and have the pig fired.
2007-11-17 22:48:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 8⤋