Glynn County, GA Public Conduct: Public Alcohol Use (2026)

Glynn County adopted its Open Container Ordinance effective May 1, 1989, and it still governs alcohol possession inside vehicles on public roads and streets in the unincorporated county. Section 2-15-52 makes it a violation to operate a motor vehicle while the operator or any occupant possesses an open container or broken package containing alcoholic beverages, and § 2-15-53 separately makes it a violation for any occupant, not just the driver, to possess an open container or broken package while the vehicle is being driven. The ordinance defines an open container broadly as a glass, cup, jar, can or other receptacle capable of holding liquids, and a broken package as any bottle, can, keg or original container that has been opened or had its seal broken so its contents can be immediately consumed.

Section 2-15-54 carves out several exceptions: passengers on a chartered bus built for more than ten people, passengers in a chauffeured limousine driven by a Georgia Class C license holder that also holds a Glynn County or City of Brunswick business license, and occupants in the living quarters of a camper or motor home. A driver of a vehicle carrying exempted passengers is still liable if the driver personally possesses an open container or broken package. The exceptions also do not reach broken packages kept in a locked vehicle compartment, which stay outside the ordinance's reach entirely.

Because the article does not print its own fine schedule, a conviction defaults to the general Glynn County Code penalty in § 2-1-10: a fine of up to $500, imprisonment of up to 60 days, or both, at the judge's discretion.