Title 4 Law Book - Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control

B. For the purposes of this section "conviction" means a final conviction. A forfeiture of bail or collateral
deposited to secure a defendant's appearance in court, which forfeiture has not been vacated, is equivalent to a
conviction.
A.R.S. §4-249. Consumption of liquor by underage person in religious service allowed
The dispensing to or possession or consumption by a person under the legal drinking age of spirituous
liquor in the performance of a religious service or ceremony is not prohibited by this title.
A.R.S. §4-250. Distilled spirits pricing; prohibition
A. Out-of-state producers or suppliers of distilled spirits products shall not sell the products to an Arizona
wholesaler at a cost higher than the lowest price at which the item was sold by the producer or supplier, or any other
person, to any wholesaler anywhere in any other state or in the District of Columbia, or to any state or state agency
which owns and operates a retail liquor store.
B. The director may require a producer or supplier of distilled spirits products to file an affirmation
statement on a form prescribed by the director verifying the bottle and case price as well as any discounts then in
effect.
A.R.S. §4-250.01. Out-of-state person engaged in business as producer, exporter, importer or
rectifier; violation; cease and desist order; civil penalty
A. An out-of-state person engaged in business as a producer, exporter, importer or rectifier shall comply
with this title as if licensed by this state. An out-of-state person engaged in business as a producer, exporter,
importer or rectifier who violates this title is subject to a fine or a civil penalty and suspension or revocation of the
right to do business in this state.
B. If the director has reasonable cause to believe that an out-of-state person engaged in business as a
producer, exporter, importer or rectifier is acting in violation of this title, the director may serve a cease and desist
order requiring the person to cease and desist the violation.
C. The director may impose a civil penalty not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars against an
out-of-state person engaged in business as a producer, exporter, importer or rectifier who knowingly violates a cease
and desist order issued by the director pursuant to subsection B.
A.R.S. §4-251. Spirituous liquor in motor vehicles; prohibitions; violation; classification; exceptions;
definitions
A. It is unlawful for any person to:
1. Consume spirituous liquor while operating or while within the passenger compartment of a motor
vehicle that is located on any public highway or right-of-way of a public highway in this state.
2. Possess an open container of spirituous liquor within the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle that
is located on any public highway or right-of-way of a public highway in this state.
B. A person who violates subsection A of this section is guilty of a class 2 misdemeanor.
C. This section does not apply to:
1. A passenger in any bus, limousine or taxi.
2. A passenger in the living quarters of a motor home as defined in section 28-4301.
D. For the purposes of this section:
1. "Motor vehicle" means any vehicle that is driven or drawn by mechanical power and that is designed
primarily for use on public highways. Motor vehicle does not include a vehicle operated exclusively on rails.
2. "Open container" means any bottle, can, jar or other receptacle that contains spirituous liquor and that
has been opened, has had its seal broken or the contents of which have been partially removed.
3. "Passenger compartment" means the area of a motor vehicle designed for the seating of the driver and
other passengers of the vehicle. Passenger compartment includes an unlocked glove compartment and any unlocked
portable devices within the immediate reach of the driver or any passengers. Passenger compartment does not
include the trunk, a locked glove compartment or the area behind the last upright seat of a motor vehicle that is not
equipped with a trunk.
4. "Public highway or right-of-way of a public highway" means the entire width between and immediately
adjacent to the boundary lines of every way maintained by the federal government, this state or a county, city or
town if any part of the way is generally open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular travel.
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