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 highway in the City except in the original container and with the seal unbroken.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section and 625 Illinois Compiled Statutes 5/6-33, no passenger may carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor within any passenger area of any motor vehicle upon a roadway in the City 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 alcohol consumption by the driver shall be prima facie evidence of such driver's failure to obey this section. For the purposes of this section, 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 5/6-104. (1996 Code § 3-4; amd. 2010 Code)