Legal Documents of Sweetwater

It is unlawful for any person to possess open cans, bottles, or containers of beer in motor vehicles in the city or upon the public streets, sidewalks, or other public places in the city, not otherwise permitted by this chapter. There shall be rebuttable presumption that open containers of alcoholic beverages found in a motor vehicle, not within the physical possession of any individual, are in the possession of the driver of the vehicle. (1982 Code, § 2-219, as amended by Ord. #860, Jan. 2011, and replaced by Ord. #1009, March 2023 Ch8_08-05-24)