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 $1,399,396 under the Alcohol Open Container Requirements federal grant program (CFDA 20.607) to the Delaware Department of Safety and Homeland Security. This formula grant aims to encourage states to enact and enforce compliant open container laws prohibiting possession of open alcoholic beverages in vehicles. Funding will support Delaware's efforts around alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures from October 2022 through September 2026. As a condition of this grant, Delaware must enforce an open container law or risk penalty funds being transferred to other states. The award will help Delaware strengthen its traffic safety programs through proper enforcement of open container regulations.

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.