{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-5d-1","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 17C-5D-1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of this article is to avoid the imposition of sanctions against this state and the loss of federal-aid highway construction funds under section 1405(a) of the federal Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-first Century (23 U.S.C. §154), as amended, which requires states to enact and enforce a law that prohibits the consumption of an alcoholic beverage or the possession of an open alcoholic beverage container in the passenger area of a motor vehicle that is located on a public highway or the right-of-way adjacent to a public highway.","path":["CHAPTER 17C. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS AND LAWS OF THE ROAD.","ARTICLE 5D. OPEN CONTAINER LAWS."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/17C-5D-1/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:24:22Z","sha256":"e1e37bcefbcec8322acf5a9aa91affafe914d8a7a3a4b629174226be3f59f707","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-5c-5","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-17c-5d-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}