General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6282
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2259
*02259*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6282
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2259
*02259*
Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
REP. BOLINSKY, 106th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING OPEN CONTAINERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 53a the general statutes be amended to provide that no person shall possess an open alcoholic beverage container within the passenger area of a motor vehicle while such motor vehicle is on any highway in this state.
Statement of Purpose:
To ban open containers of alcohol in vehicles and reduce the number of alcohol-related crashes, fatalities and damages resulting from drivers operating under the influence of alcohol.