{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-903","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Transportation § 21–903","heading":"","body":"(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.\n(2) “Alcoholic beverage” means a spirituous, vinous, malt, or fermented liquor, liquid, or compound that contains at least 0.5% alcohol by volume and is fit for beverage purposes.\n(3) “Cannabis” has the meaning stated in § 5–101 of the Criminal Law Article.\n(4) (i) “Passenger area” means an area that:\n1. Is designed to seat the driver and any passenger of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is in operation; or\n2. Is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger of a motor vehicle while in their seating positions.\n(ii) “Passenger area” does not include:\n1. A locked glove compartment;\n2. The trunk of a motor vehicle; or\n3. If a motor vehicle is not equipped with a trunk, the area behind the rearmost upright seat or an area that is not normally occupied by the driver or a passenger of the motor vehicle.\n(b) This section applies to a motor vehicle that is driven, stopped, standing, or otherwise located on a highway.\n(c) A driver of a motor vehicle may not consume an alcoholic beverage, or smoke or consume cannabis, in a passenger area of a motor vehicle on a highway.\n(d) Notwithstanding § 6–320, § 6–321, or § 6–322 of the Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, or any other provision of law, the prohibition contained in this section applies throughout the State.","path":["Article - Transportation"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gtr\u0026section=21-903","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T20:01:38Z","sha256":"0b9abcec190630437a8e1202b498269df4ed5d383e3fd92d13b56b7e42f215db","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-902.4","next":"us-md/md.-code-transportation-21-904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}