Which area is exempt from Nevada's open container law?
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A.
The front passenger seat of a private car
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B.
The back seat of a personal sedan
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C.
The center console of a personal sedan
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D.
The living quarters of a motor home Correct
The answer is "The living quarters of a motor home"
Nevada's open container law makes it illegal to have opened alcoholic beverages in the driver or passenger areas of a moving vehicle. The manual lists specific exemptions: living quarters of motor homes or house trailers, and passenger areas of commercial buses, limousines, and taxis.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. The front passenger seat of a private car
Private car cabins are exactly what the open container law targets and get no exemption. This answer treats a private car cabin as an exempt area; only buses, limos, and taxis get that exemption.
B. The back seat of a personal sedan
The exemption for passenger areas covers commercial buses, limousines, and taxis, not personal sedans. This answer assumes any back seat is exempt; the exception is limited to commercial buses, limos, and taxis.
C. The center console of a personal sedan
The center console sits inside the driver and passenger area of a personal sedan, which the open container law covers. It is not one of Nevada's listed exemptions, which are limited to motor-home or house-trailer living quarters and the passenger areas of commercial buses, limousines, and taxis. This answer assumes an enclosed compartment inside a private car qualifies as its own exempt zone, borrowing an intuition from other states' sealed-compartment rules; Nevada's exemptions turn on the type of vehicle, not on whether a space inside a private car is enclosed.
This question tests your knowledge of DUI & Impaired Driving in Nevada. Source: Nevada Driver Manual, "Chapter 10 - Driving Under the Influence, Other DUI Laws," p.81..
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