Georgia Code
Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions
§ 40-6-253. Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage or Possession of Open Container of Alcoholic Beverage in Passenger Area

A container that has been sealed or resealed pursuant to Code Section 3-5-4 or 3-6-4 shall not constitute an open alcoholic beverage container for purposes of this Code section.
in the passenger area of any motor vehicle which is on the roadway or shoulder of any public highway.
History. Code 1981, § 40-6-253 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1587, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 208, § 1-4; Ga. L. 2008, p. 834, § 2/SB 55; Ga. L. 2013, p. 617, § 2/HB 99.
Code Commission notes.
Both Ga. L. 1991, p. 1058 and Ga. L. 1991, p. 1587 enacted a new Code Section 40-6-253. Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1991, the legislation enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1058 was renumbered as Code Section 40-6-253.1.
Law reviews.
For note on the 1991 enactment of this Code section, see 8 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 129 (1992).

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