<Li> Apply to all vehicle occupants except for passengers of vehicles designed, maintained or used primarily for the transportation of people for compensation (such as buses, taxi cabs, and limousines) or the living quarters of motor homes; </Li> <Li> Apply to all vehicles on a public highway or the right - of - way (i.e. on the shoulder) of a public highway; </Li> <Li> Require primary enforcement of the law, rather than requiring probable cause that another violation had been committed before allowing enforcement of the open container law . </Li> <P> Currently, 39 states and the District of Columbia are in compliance . Alaska, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Wyoming have similar limits on the possession of open containers in vehicles, but not to the level of TEA - 21 compliance . </P>

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