Vehicle Code § 23223

ARTICLE 2. Offenses Involving Alcohol and Drugs

Current as of September 28, 2026Veh. Code, § 23223Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 275. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.

(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.