Can you drink and drive on private property in Michigan?

dwkl · December 14, 2022

NOPE… You can be arrested for DUI when on private property. There’s a general belief that you can do most anything you want if you’re on your own property. However, Michigan’s drunk driving law allows the police to arrest you for OUI even if you’re on your own property!

Can you consume cannabis and drive on private property in Michigan?

Marijuana and driving laws in Michigan prohibit operating a vehicle under the influence, consuming while operating a vehicle and smoking as a passenger in the passenger compartment. One would assume that drinking and consuming cannabis lead to a driving or operating under the influence issue and the answer would be.. NOPE

(e) consuming marihuana in a public place or smoking marihuana where prohibited by the person who owns, occupies, or manages the property, except for purposes of this subdivision a public place does not include an area designated for consumption within a municipality that has authorized consumption in designated areas that are not accessible to persons under 21 years of age;

(g) consuming marihuana while operating, navigating, or being in physical control of any motor vehicle, aircraft, snowmobile, off-road recreational vehicle, or motorboat, or smoking marihuana within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a public way;

http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-333-27954

Can a passenger drink in a car in Michigan?

NOPE… (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5), a person who is an operator or occupant shall not transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a highway, or within the passenger area of a moving vehicle in …

Michigan Legislature – Section 257.624a

Ultimately it all depends on the cop, their perception, their mood, if they have filled their quota that evening or their cousin owns the towing company or drug testing facility. That’s why you say as little as possible, remain respectful and immediately contact an attorney. Because it’s going down no matter how you act.

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Here’s the transportation laws

MICHIGAN VEHICLE CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 300 of 1949

257.624a Transportation or possession of alcoholic liquor in open or uncapped container open or upon which seal broken; violation as misdemeanor; exception; subsections (1) and (2) inapplicable to passenger in commercial quadricycle; definitions.

Sec. 624a.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5), a person who is an operator or occupant shall not transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a highway, or within the passenger area of a moving vehicle in any place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles, in this state.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (5), a person may transport or possess alcoholic liquor in a container that is open or uncapped or upon which the seal is broken within the passenger area of a vehicle upon a highway or other place open to the general public or generally accessible to motor vehicles, including an area designated for the parking of vehicles in this state, if the vehicle does not have a trunk or compartment separate from the passenger area, and the container is in a locked glove compartment, behind the last upright seat, or in an area not normally occupied by the operator or a passenger.

(3) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. As part of the sentence, the person may be ordered to perform community service and undergo substance abuse screening and assessment at his or her own expense as described in section 703(1) of the Michigan liquor control code of 1998, 1998 PA 58, MCL 436.1703. A court shall not accept a plea of guilty or nolo contendere for a violation of this section from a person charged solely with a violation of section 625(6).

(4) This section does not apply to a passenger in a chartered vehicle authorized to operate by the state transportation department.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, unless prohibited by local ordinance, subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a passenger in a commercial quadricycle. A passenger in a commercial quadricycle shall not transport or possess alcoholic liquor other than beer, wine, spirits, or a mixed spirits drink.

(6) As used in this section:

(a) “Glove compartment” means a recess with a hinged and locking door in the dashboard of a motor vehicle.

(b) “Passenger area” means the area designed to seat the operator and passengers of a motor vehicle while it is in operation and any area that is readily accessible to the operator or a passenger while in his or her seating position, including the glove compartment.

History: Add. 1991, Act 98, Eff. Jan. 1, 1992 ;– Am. 1994, Act 211, Eff. Nov. 1, 1994 ;– Am. 1996, Act 493, Eff. Apr. 1, 1997 ;– Am. 1998, Act 349, Eff. Oct. 1, 1999 ;– Am. 2012, Act 306, Imd. Eff. Oct. 1, 2012 ;– Am. 2015, Act 126, Imd. Eff. July 15, 2015

Check for changes – http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?mcl-257-624a

What the F is a Quadricycle anyway?

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