Texas Penal Code

§ 49.031 — POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN MOTOR VEHICLE

PE § 49.031Title 10. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND MORALS · Ch. 49. INTOXICATION AND ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE OFFENSES

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(a)In this section:

(1)"Open container" means a bottle, can, or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage and that is open, that has been opened, that has a broken seal, or the contents of which are partially removed.

(2)"Passenger area of a motor vehicle" means the area of a motor vehicle designed for the seating of the operator and passengers of the vehicle. The term does not include:

(A)a glove compartment or similar storage container that is locked;

(B)the trunk of a vehicle; or

(C)the area behind the last upright seat of the vehicle, if the vehicle does not have a trunk.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 969, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.