§ 20-138.2C. Possession of alcoholic beverages while operating a commercial motor vehicle. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 20‑138.2C.  Possessionof alcoholic beverages while operating a commercial motor vehicle.

A person commits the offenseof operating a commercial motor vehicle while possessing alcoholic beverages ifthe person drives a commercial motor vehicle, as defined in G.S. 20‑4.01(3d),upon any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within the Statewhile having an open or closed alcoholic beverage in the passenger area of thecommercial motor vehicle. This section shall not apply to the driver of a commercialmotor vehicle that is also an excursion passenger vehicle, a for‑hirepassenger vehicle, a common carrier of passengers, or a motor home, if thealcoholic beverage is in possession of a passenger or is in the passenger areaof the vehicle. (1999‑330, s. 2.)