Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 C.F.R. Part 1270; 23 U.S.C. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and…

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded $6.1 million to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety under the Alcohol Open Container Requirements federal grant program (CFDA 20.607) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. This formula grant funding will support Mississippi's efforts to enact and enforce a compliant open container law, prohibiting possession of open alcoholic beverages in vehicles. As the designated state agency, the Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division of the Mississippi Department of Public Safety will implement countermeasures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, in compliance with the program's goal of encouraging states to adopt open container laws.

Section 154 transfer program: open container (23 C.F.R. Part 1270; 23 U.S.C. & 154) - penalty transfer funds to support alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures in states that fail to enact and enforce conforming open container laws.