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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2162 as follows: 1 2 #1. Page 17, by inserting after line 1 the 1 3 following: 1 4 "Sec. ___. Section 321.284, Code 1997, is amended 1 5 to read as follows: 1 6 321.284 OPEN CONTAINERS IN MOTOR VEHICLES. 1 7 A person driving a motor vehicle shall not 1 8 knowingly possess in a motor vehicle upon a public 1 9 street or highway an open or unsealed bottle, can, 1 10 jar, or other receptacle containing an alcoholic 1 11 beverage, wine, or beer with the intent to consume the 1 12 alcoholic beverage, wine, or beer while the motor 1 13 vehicle is upon a public street or highway. Evidence 1 14 that an open or unsealed receptacle containing an 1 15 alcoholic beverage, wine, or beer was found during an 1 16 authorized search in the glove compartment, utility 1 17 compartment, console, front passenger seat, or any 1 18 unlocked portable device and within the immediate 1 19 reach of the driver while the motor vehicle is upon a 1 20 public street or highway is evidence from which the 1 21 court or jury may infer that the driver intended to 1 22 consume the alcoholic beverage, wine, or beer while 1 23 upon the public street or highway if the inference is 1 24 supported by corroborative evidence. However, an open 1 25 or unsealed receptacle containing an alcoholic 1 26 beverage, wine, or beer may be transported at any time 1 27 in the trunk of the motor vehicle or in some other 1 28 area of the interior of the motor vehicle not designed 1 29 or intended to be occupied by the driver and not 1 30 readily accessible to the driver while the motor 1 31 vehicle is in motion. A person convicted of a 1 32 violation of this section is guilty of a simple 1 33 misdemeanor punishable as a scheduled violation under 1 34 section 805.8, subsection 10, paragraph "c"." 1 35 #2. By renumbering and changing internal 1 36 references as necessary. 1 37 1 38 1 39 1 40 COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY 1 41 LAMBERTI of Polk, Chairperson 1 42 HF 2162.201 77 1 43 lh/jl/28
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