Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.150
Drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle or open container of alcoholic beverage a misdemeanor; additional penalty for violation committed in certain zones
Nevada · Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 484B — Rules of the Road · Status: effective
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- Nev. Rev. Stat. § 484B.150, Drinking alcoholic beverage while driving motor vehicle or open container of alcoholic beverage a misdemeanor; additional penalty for violation committed in certain zones, Nevada, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2124644
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1. It is a misdemeanor for a person to drink an alcoholic beverage while the person is driving or in actual physical control of a motor vehicle upon a highway.
2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, it is a misdemeanor for a person to have an open container of an alcoholic beverage within the passenger area of a motor vehicle while the motor vehicle is upon a highway. This subsection does not apply to:
(a) The passenger area of a motor vehicle which is designed, maintained or used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation; or
(b) The living quarters of a house coach or house trailer,
Ê but does apply to the driver of such a motor vehicle who is in possession or control of an open container of an alcoholic beverage.
3. A person who violates any provision of this section may be subject to any additional penalty set forth in NRS 484B.130, 484B.135 or 484B.370.
4. As used in this section:
(a) “Alcoholic beverage” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 202.015.
(b) “Open container” means a container which has been opened or the seal of which has been broken.
(c) “Passenger area” means that area of a vehicle which is designed for the seating of the driver or a passenger.