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Have you been charged with violating Columbia 's open alcohol container law? Wise Laws affiliated open container lawyers represent clients throughout Columbia in defending against open container charges.
It is unlawful in Columbia SC for the driver or passengers to have an "open container" of any alcohol in the car. This applies to open empty containers of alcoholic beverages, or open containers with alcoholic beverages in them.
Open container is a misdemeanor, usually punished by a fine. In a vehicle with multiple occupants in which no one will take the blame, the officer will often cite the person who is closest to the container.
Can you hold an alcoholic beverage in a plastic beer cup while walking along the street? It really depends on the open container laws in your Columbia South Carolina, for example Las Vegas, you can but other cities you cannot.
Columbia SC Open container laws provide a number of objectives. Most particularly, open container laws mean to:
- To maintain a respectable quality of life and to keep people from being drunk in public, which equates to less rowdy behavior
- Preventing Columbia car accidents
- Giving Columbia funding for transportation
What are Open Container Laws?
A Columbia open container law constrains where people can consume alcohol in public. Exactly what a public place is depends on the specific Columbia.
- Columbia Sidewalks
- Columbia Inside a car
- Front steps entrance of a Columbia building
- Columbia Schools
- Inside a Columbia South Carolina parking lot
Wise Laws deals with many student cases, which may be charged with additional offenses such as minor in possession, or underage consumption. Columbia College students may be subject to suspension or expulsion for Columbia SC alcohol offenses that violate school policies when it comes to open container laws.
If you have been cited for open container in Columbia, CALL Wise Laws ASAP 800-270-8184 or fill out our CONTACT FORM, our affiliated attorneys are well versed in open alcohol container law. Wise Laws will protect your rights and work hard to get the Columbia South Carolina charges dismissed or reduced, and to ensure the offense has the minimal impact on your life.