Open containers—Storage.
Las Vegas Municipal Code § 11.14.060
in effect11.14.060 - Open containers—Storage.
(A) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (B) of this Section or in LVMC 11.14.070, it is unlawful for the registered owner of any motor vehicle, or the driver if the registered owner is not then present in the vehicle, to keep in that vehicle, when it is upon any highway, any bottle, can or other receptacle containing any detectable amount of alcoholic beverage which has been opened or the seal broken, or the contents partially removed.
(B) The prohibition contained in Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply if the receptacle is kept in the trunk of the vehicle or, if the vehicle is not equipped with a trunk, in some other area of the vehicle not normally occupied by the driver or passengers. For purposes of the preceding sentence, a utility compartment or glove compartment shall be deemed to be within the area normally occupied by the driver and passengers.
(Ord. 5864 § 2 (part), 2006)
Source: City of Las Vegas, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/las_vegas/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT11VETR_CH11.14DRUNIN_11.14.060OPCOTOFetched: 10/28/2026