Open Container
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,211.08 — no open container in the passenger area, and no drinking on a highway or in a public parking area
Not in the passenger area. No one in the passenger area of a motor vehicle may possess an open alcoholic beverage container while the vehicle is in a public parking area or on any highway in Nebraska.
No one may drink an alcoholic beverage in a public parking area or on a highway, or inside a vehicle there.
An open container is any bottle, can or other receptacle holding any alcohol that is open, has a broken seal, or has had some of its contents removed. The area behind the last upright seat of a vehicle without a trunk is not part of the passenger area.
Passengers in a chartered limousine or bus are outside the rule. A particular citation is a question for a licensed Nebraska attorney.
Sources for this section (1)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 60-6,211.08 — Open alcoholic beverage container; consumption of alcoholic beverages; prohibited acts; applicability of section to certain passengers of limousine or bus
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.