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Haw. Rev. Stat. § 291-3.2 (2026)

Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a passenger in a motor vehicle

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     §291-3.2  Consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a passenger in a motor vehicle.  (a)  No person shall consume any intoxicating liquor while a passenger in any motor vehicle or on any moped upon any public street, road, or highway.

     (b)  No person shall possess, while a passenger in a motor vehicle or on a moped upon any public street, road, or highway, any bottle, can, or other receptacle containing any intoxicating liquor which has been opened, or a seal broken, or the contents of which have been partially removed.

     (c)  Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a petty misdemeanor. [L 1981, c 152, pt of §1; am L 1986, c 171, §4; am L 1987, c 33, §8; am L 2000, c 62, §2]

 

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1998–1998 · leading case: State v. Mallan, 950 P.2d 178 (Haw. 1998).
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State v. Mallan, 950 P.2d 178 (Haw. 1998). “1 (1993), or consuming or possessing intoxicating liquor while a passenger in a motor vehicle, in violation of HRS § 291-3.2 (1993). Rather, he was charged with and convicted of the crime of mere unadorned possession of marijuana in any amount.”
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