Expanding a prohibition against consumption of an alcoholic beverage while driving a motor vehicle on a highway to include the driver's consumption in a motor vehicle that is not being driven; prohibiting a passenger from possessing an open container containing an alcoholic beverage or consuming an alcoholic beverage under specified circumstances; providing that specified violations are civil offenses; providing for the issuance of a specified citation; providing for the jurisdiction of the District Court for specified violations; etc.

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Sponsored by:

Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17

Senator Timothy R. Ferguson, District 4

Senator Leo E. Green, District 23

Senator Barbara A. Hoffman, District 42

Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35

Senator Nancy Jacobs, District 34

Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10

Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26

Senator Jean W. Roesser, District 15

Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -see also- AB-BY SUBD; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

BEVERAGE CONTAINERS

CITATIONS

DISTRICT COURTS

FINES

HIGHWAYS

JURISDICTION

LAW ENFORCEMENT -see also- STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF

MOTOR VEHICLES -see also- ABANDONED; AMBULANCES; BUSES; etc.

PENALTIES

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Courts and Judicial Proceedings

( 4-401 , 4-401 )

Criminal Law (Proposed - Text available when HB 11 passed)

( 10-101 , 10-113 , 10-114 , 10-115 , 10-116 , 10-117 )

Transportation

( 21-903 , 27-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (RTF / PDF), Third Reading (RTF / PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (Word / PDF)

Amendments:

Senate

Number: 188175/1 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2002   at: 12:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 22, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-0)

House

April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (128-7)