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Wash. Rev. Code § 66.44.100 (2026)

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Except as permitted by this title, including as allowed under RCW 66.24.800, no person shall open the package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place. Every person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.
[ 2025 c 361 s 6; 1999 c 189 s 3; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 21; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 34; RRS s 7306-34.]

Notes:

Finding—Intent—Expiration date—2025 c 361: See notes following RCW 66.24.800.
Application—1999 c 189: See note following RCW 66.28.230.
Effective date—1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.100.
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RCW 66.44.100

Opening or consuming liquor in public place—Penalty. (Effective December 31, 2027.)

Except as permitted by this title, no person shall open the package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place. Every person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.
[ 1999 c 189 s 3; 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 21; 1933 ex.s. c 62 s 34; RRS s 7306-34.]

Notes:

Application—1999 c 189: See note following RCW 66.28.230.
Effective date—1981 1st ex.s. c 5: See RCW 66.98.100.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1955–2016 · leading case: State v. Duncan, 43 P.3d 513 (Wash. 2002).
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State v. Duncan, 43 P.3d 513 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “Ohio A few months prior to the officers' detention of Duncan, the Legislature amended RCW 66.44.100, relating to the opening or consumption of liquor in a public place, decriminalizing such conduct from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction under chapter 7.”
State v. Duncan, 43 P.3d 513 (Wash. 2002). · cites it 2× “Ohio A few months prior to the officers’ detention of Duncan, the Legislature amended RCW 66.44.100, relating to the opening or consumption of liquor in a public place, decriminalizing such conduct from a misdemeanor to a civil infraction under chapter 7.”
State v. Kelly, 283 P.2d 684 (Wash. 1955). · cites it 2× “RCW 66.44.100] provides: "Except as permitted by this act, no person shall open the package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place.”
State Of Washington v. Mahadi A. Shire (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “73294-3-1/7 Under Washington law, when a civil infraction is committed in an officer's presence, the person committing the infraction must identify himself or herself to the officer by name, address, and date of birth, and the officer may request a reasonable identification such…”
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