For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.
(1) Alcoholic liquor as defined in W. Va. Code § 60-1-5; and
(2) Non-intoxicating beer as defined in W. Va. Code § 11-16-3.
MOTOR VEHICLE. A vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways, but does not include a vehicle operated solely on a rail or rails.
OPEN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTAINER. Any bottle, can, or other receptacle that:
(1) Contains any amount of alcoholic beverage; and
(2) (a) Is open or has a broken seal; or
(b) Has had its contents partially removed.
PASSENGER AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE. 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. For purposes of this subchapter, the PASSENGER AREA OF A MOTOR VEHICLE does not include:
(1) (a) A locked glove compartment; or
(b) A fixed center console or other similar fixed compartment that is locked.
(2) In a motor vehicle that is not equipped with a trunk:
(a) The area behind the last upright seat; or
(b) An area not normally occupied by the driver or a passenger.
(3) In a pickup truck that has no trunk, camper top, or separate enclosed area other than the cab of the truck, in the area behind the front seat of the truck in a locked case or container located so as to not be readily accessible to the driver or passengers while in their seating positions.
PUBLIC HIGHWAY or RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC HIGHWAY. The entire width between the immediately adjacent to the boundary lines of every way that is publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
(W. Va. Code § 17C-5D-2)