§ 321.284 — Open containers in motor vehicles — drivers

Iowa § 321.284

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VIII: TRANSPORTATION
• Ch. 321: MOTOR VEHICLES AND LAW OF THE ROAD

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1. A person operating a motor vehicle upon a public street or highway shall not possess
in the passenger area of the motor vehicle an open or unsealed bottle, can, jar, or other
receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or a beverage containing any amount of
tetrahydrocannabinol. “Passenger area” means the area designed to seat the driver and
passengers while the motor vehicle is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to
the driver or a passenger while in their seating positions, including the glove compartment.
An open or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or an otherwise lawful
beverage containing tetrahydrocannabinol may be transported in the trunk of the motor
vehicle. An unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage or an otherwise lawful
beverage containing tetrahydrocannabinol may be transported behind the last upright seat
of the motor vehicle if the motor vehicle does not have a trunk. A person convicted of
a violation of this section is guilty of a simple misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled
violation under section 805.8A, subsection 14, paragraph “e”.

2. A person under the age of twenty-one who possesses an alcoholic beverage in violation
of this section is guilty of a violation of section 123.47.