{"id":230,"date":"2020-07-10T12:32:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T16:32:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/?p=230"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:40:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:40:23","slug":"open-container-law-michigan-open-intoxicants-motor-vehicle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/open-container-law-michigan-open-intoxicants-motor-vehicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan Open Container Law | Michigan Criminal Law Attorney"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Open Container Law Michigan | Open Intoxicants Motor Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>A person in Michigan is guilty of a misdemeanor if they transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a motor vehicles. However, the law passed by Whitmer during Covid may call this into question, and might provide a defense to your case.<\/p>\n<h3>Really? Are to-go Cocktails Legal?<\/h3>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/open-container-law-michigan-open-intoxicants-motor-vehicle\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Michigan Open Container Law | Michigan Criminal Law Attorney\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open Container Law Michigan | Open Intoxicants Motor Vehicle A person in Michigan is guilty of a misdemeanor if they transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a motor vehicles. 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