{"code":"VEH","codeName":"Vehicle Code","section":"23223","citation":"Veh. Code, § 23223","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. 497, Sec. 275.   (AB 991)   Effective January 1, 2020.","effective":"2020-01-01","html":"<p>(a) A driver shall not have in the driver’s possession, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/veh/23220\">23220</a>, any bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.</p><p>(b) A passenger shall not have in the passenger’s possession, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/veh/23220\">23220</a>, any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.</p>","text":"(a) A driver shall not have in the driver’s possession, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, any bottle, can, or other receptacle, containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed. (b) A passenger shall not have in the passenger’s possession, while in a motor vehicle upon a highway or on lands, as described in subdivision (c) of Section 23220, any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any alcoholic beverage that has been opened or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/vehicle-code/offenses-involving-alcohol-and-drugs-23223","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}