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CHAPTER 9
ARTICLE 5
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE TRANSPORTATION
OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC LIQUORS IN A MOTOR VEHICLE
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF PLA.INFIELD, AS FOLLOWS:
That Sec. 5-2 of the Code of Ordinances of the Village of Plainfield
is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Sec. 5-2: Trans ortation or
Motor Ve is e
ssession of Alcoholic Li uor in a
'.
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), no driver
may transport, carry, possess or have any alcoholic.
liquor within the passenger area of any motor vehicle
except in the original container with .the seal un-
broken.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), no passenger
may carry, possess or have any alcoholic liquor
within any passenger area of any motor vehicle
except in the original container and with the seal
unbroken.
(c) This Section shall not apply to the passengers on
a chartered bus when it is being used for purposes
for which chartered buses are ordinarily used or
on a motor home or mini motor home as defined in
Section 1-145.01 of the Illinois Motor Vehicle
Code. However, the driver of any such vehicle is
prohibited from consuming or having any alcoholic
liquor in or about the driver's area. Any evidence
of alcoholic consumption by the driver shall be
prima facie evidence of such driver's failure to
obey this Section.
(d} The exemption applicable ti ctaoranrecharterednbus
paragraph (c) does not app y y
being used for school purposes.
!~ This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from end after its
passage, approval and publication as required by law.
This Ordinance shall be numbered as Ordinance No. -, 1113 ..
_ ~'r, $~ssed this 4th day of August , 1985.
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,~ ~ Approved this 4th day of August , 19$6.
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