Open container — Idaho Permit Test

Open container on the Idaho permit test — 2 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.

The rules

Idaho's open container law prohibits both drivers and passengers from drinking or possessing an open beverage container of alcohol.

It reaches the passengers as well as the driver, which is the part people get wrong.

Idaho's open container law prohibits both drivers and passengers from drinking or possessing an open beverage container of alcohol

July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.130

To transport unsealed alcoholic beverages in a vehicle, the container must be in the trunk, or behind the last upright seat where there is no trunk.

It has to be somewhere nobody in the car can reach while it is moving.

the container must be in the trunk or behind the last upright seat if there is no trunk

July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.130

On the test

Who does Idaho's open container law apply to?

Both drivers and passengers. It reaches the passengers as well as the driver, which is the part people get wrong. July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.130: “Idaho's open container law prohibits both drivers and passengers from drinking or possessing an open beverage container of alcohol”

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Where these come from

Every rule here is checked against July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, published by the Idaho Transportation Department, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-09-16.