Colorado Revised Statutes Title 42. Vehicles and Traffic § 42-4-1305. Open alcoholic beverage container--motor vehicle--prohibited

(a) “Alcoholic beverage” means a beverage as defined in 23 CFR 1270.3(a).

(b) “Motor vehicle” means a vehicle driven or drawn by mechanical power and manufactured primarily for use on public highways but does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on a rail or rails.

(c) “Open alcoholic beverage container” means a bottle, can, or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage and:

(d) “Passenger area” means the area designed to seat the driver and passengers while a motor vehicle is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to the driver or a passenger while in his or her seating position, including but not limited to the glove compartment.

(2)(a) Except as otherwise permitted in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), a person while in the passenger area of a motor vehicle that is on a public highway of this state or the right-of-way of a public highway of this state may not knowingly:

(b) The provisions of this subsection (2) shall not apply to:

(c) A person who violates the provisions of this subsection (2) commits a class A traffic infraction and shall be punished by a fine of fifty dollars and a surcharge of sixteen dollars as provided in section 42-4-1701(4)(a)(I)(N).