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Jeff · 03-07-2005, 07:59 PM

So I've been hauling empty beer cans and liquor bottles in the trunk of my car for a while, I'll dump them eventually but in the meantime, I'm wondering if I'm breaking the law.

They're all completely empty, and I don't know if being underage (I, uh, didn't drink the stuff, someone else did

) is going to affect legality.

vinaur · 03-07-2005, 08:09 PM

I don't think it should, since a) they're in the trunk, b) they can't tell you anything about it if your blood tests turn out negative.

Temporary_User · 03-07-2005, 10:00 PM

ahh, unless you can return them for refund, why do you have them?
stop in some bushes and get rid of them!

Glory's Sun · 03-08-2005, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Temporary_User

ahh, unless you can return them for refund, why do you have them?
stop in some bushes and get rid of them!

yeah then you can fined for littering!!

Really..I don't see what the issue would be but since you are underage it's better to play it safe and go ahead and dump them.

iccky · 03-08-2005, 03:13 PM

Under most state laws you only violate the open container law if the container is in a place where the driver can reach it. So you shouldn't get a DUI for it.

Still, you're kinda playing with fire if you're underage. Any pissed off cap who opens your trunk will assume that the booze was yours, and will cite you no matter how old the bottles are. You can fight it, but that'd be much more of a pain in the ass then just getting rid of them.

Woody182 · 03-08-2005, 04:09 PM

Just throw em out, they probably smell terrible anyways.

03-07-2005, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jeff And we'll all float on ok... Location: Iowa City	Alcohol Laws So I've been hauling empty beer cans and liquor bottles in the trunk of my car for a while, I'll dump them eventually but in the meantime, I'm wondering if I'm breaking the law. They're all completely empty, and I don't know if being underage (I, uh, didn't drink the stuff, someone else did ) is going to affect legality. __________________ For those who believe in God, most of the big questions are answered. But for those of us who can't readily accept the God formula, the big answers don't remain stone-written. We adjust to new conditions and discoveries. We are pliable. Love need not be a command or faith a dictum. I am my own God. We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our educational system. We are here to drink beer. We are here to kill war. We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us. --Charles Bukowski Last edited by Jeff; 03-07-2005 at 08:37 PM..

03-08-2005, 04:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
Woody182 Crazy Location: Near Chicago, IL	Just throw em out, they probably smell terrible anyways. __________________ If I fall in love, will you forgive me? If I lose my way, will you choose me? If I change my mind, will you change me? -Smashing Pumpkins

03-07-2005, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
vinaur Insane	I don't think it should, since a) they're in the trunk, b) they can't tell you anything about it if your blood tests turn out negative.

03-07-2005, 10:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
Temporary_User Psycho	ahh, unless you can return them for refund, why do you have them? stop in some bushes and get rid of them!

03-08-2005, 03:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
iccky Psycho Location: Princeton, NJ	Under most state laws you only violate the open container law if the container is in a place where the driver can reach it. So you shouldn't get a DUI for it. Still, you're kinda playing with fire if you're underage. Any pissed off cap who opens your trunk will assume that the booze was yours, and will cite you no matter how old the bottles are. You can fight it, but that'd be much more of a pain in the ass then just getting rid of them.