§ 70.31  POSSESSION OR TRANSPORTATION OF OPEN CONTAINER PROHIBITED.
   Section 624(a) of the Michigan Motor Vehicle code, as adopted by reference in § 70.01, is amended to provide as follows in this section.
   (A)   Except as provided in division (B) of this section, a person shall not transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger compartment of a vehicle upon a highway, or within the passenger compartment of a moving vehicle in any place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, in this state.
   (B)   A person may transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger compartment of a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles in this state, if the vehicle does not have a trunk or compartment separate from the passenger compartment, the container is enclosed or encased, and the container is not readily accessible to the occupants of the vehicle.
   (C)   This section does not apply to a passenger in a chartered vehicle authorized to operate by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
(Ord. 184, passed 1-20-92)  Penalty, see § 70.99