A. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no driver may transport, carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within the passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a roadway in the Village except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, no passenger may carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a roadway in the Village except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
C. This section shall not apply to the passengers in a limousine when it is being used for purposes for which a limousine is ordinarily used, the passengers on a chartered bus when it is being used for purposes for which chartered buses are ordinarily used or on a motor home or mini-motor home as defined in 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/1-145.01. However, the driver of any such vehicle is prohibited from consuming or having any alcoholic liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence of alcoholic consumption by the driver shall be prima facie evidence of such driver's failure to obey this section. For the purposes of this subsection, a limousine is a motor vehicle of the first division with the passenger compartment enclosed by a partition or dividing window used in the for-hire transportation of passengers and operated by an individual in possession of a valid Illinois driver's license of the appropriate classification pursuant to 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes section 5/6-104. (2019 Code)
D. Any person, firm or corporation who violates this section shall be fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) nor more than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) for each and every offense. (1990 Code § 12.203; amd. 2019 Code)