It is legal to drive with an alcoholic beverage container that has been opened only if the container is:
- Under the front seat.
- In the glove department.
- In the trunk. ✓
Answer: C. In the trunk.
An opened alcoholic beverage container is legal only if you keep it in the trunk.
Why this is the answer
The handbook says that if you carry alcohol in your vehicle, the container must be sealed and unopened. Once it is open, it has to be kept in the trunk or another place where passengers do not sit. The same passage also says an open alcohol container may not be kept in the glove box. That is why the trunk is the legal place listed here.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. Under the front seat. — Keeping it under the front seat does not meet the handbook rule that an open container go in the trunk or a place where passengers do not sit.
- B. In the glove department. — The handbook specifically states that an open alcohol container may not be kept in the glove box.
Remember it
Remember it this way: sealed and shut, or open in the trunk, never in the glove box.
Official handbook: California Driver Handbook (DL 600), Section 9: Alcohol and Drugs, p. 72