Maine Revised Statutes

A. "Alcohol" means spirituous, vinous, fermented or other alcoholic beverage, or combination of liquors and mixed liquors, intended for human consumption that contains more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

B. "Open alcoholic beverage container" means a bottle, can or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcohol, and that is open or has a broken seal, or the contents of which are partially removed. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

C. "Passenger area" means the area designed to seat the operator and passengers while a motor vehicle is in operation and any area readily accessible to the operator or a passenger, including the glove compartment, while in their seating positions. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

D. "Public way" means a way, including a right-of-way, owned and maintained by the State, a county or a municipality over which the general public has a right to pass. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

A. Consumes alcohol; or [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

B. Possesses an open alcoholic beverage container. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

A. The operator or a passenger possesses an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle not equipped with a trunk if the open alcoholic beverage container is located behind the last upright seat of the vehicle or in an area not normally occupied by the operator or passenger; [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

B. A passenger transported for a fee consumes alcohol or possesses an open alcoholic beverage container in a vehicle designed for the for-hire transportation of passengers other than a taxicab; [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

C. A passenger possesses an open alcoholic beverage container or a passenger consumes alcohol in the living quarters of a motor home, trailer, semitrailer or truck camper; or [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]

D. The operator or the operator's employer holds a valid off-premise catering license issued under Title 28-A, section 1052 and the alcohol is being transported either to or from a catered event. [1999, c. 293, §3 (NEW).]