{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"23222","citation":"Veh. Code, § 23222","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. RULES OF THE ROAD [21000. - 23336.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 12. Public Offenses [23100. - 23249.50.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-12"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol and Drugs [23152. - 23229.1.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/division-11/chapter-12/article-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 610, Sec. 2.   (AB 397)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A person shall not have in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/veh/23220\">23220</a>, a bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing an alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.</p><p>(b) (1) Except as authorized by law, a person who has in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/veh/23220\">23220</a>, a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products, as defined by Section <a href=\"/hsc/11018.1\">11018.1</a> of the Health and Safety Code, which has been opened or has a seal broken, or loose cannabis flower not in a container, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100).</p><p>(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who has a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products that has been opened, has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, or to a person who has a loose cannabis flower not in a container, if the receptacle or loose cannabis flower not in a container is in the trunk of the vehicle.</p><p>(c) Subdivision (b) does not apply to a qualified patient or person with an identification card, as defined in Section <a href=\"/hsc/11362.7\">11362.7</a> of the Health and Safety Code, if both of the following apply:</p><p>(1) The person is carrying a current identification card or a physician’s recommendation.</p><p>(2) The cannabis or cannabis product is contained in a container or receptacle that is either sealed, resealed, or closed.</p>","text":"(a) A person shall not have in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, a bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing an alcoholic beverage which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. (b) (1) Except as authorized by law, a person who has in their possession on their person, while driving a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products, as defined by Section 11018.1 of the Health and Safety Code, which has been opened or has a seal broken, or loose cannabis flower not in a container, is guilty of an infraction punishable by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars ($100). (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to a person who has a receptacle containing cannabis or cannabis products that has been opened, has a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed, or to a person who has a loose cannabis flower not in a container, if the receptacle or loose cannabis flower not in a container is in the trunk of the vehicle. (c) Subdivision (b) does not apply to a qualified patient or person with an identification card, as defined in Section 11362.7 of the Health and Safety Code, if both of the following apply: (1) The person is carrying a current identification card or a physician’s recommendation. (2) The cannabis or cannabis product is contained in a container or receptacle that is either sealed, resealed, or closed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/offenses-involving-alcohol-and-drugs-23222","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}