{"id":1497,"date":"2022-02-09T13:38:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/?p=1497"},"modified":"2022-02-09T13:38:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T13:38:40","slug":"you-can-still-get-your-drinks-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/absolutebailbonds.com\/locations\/you-can-still-get-your-drinks-to-go\/","title":{"rendered":"You Can Still Get Your Drinks To-Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

For as long as most of us can remember if you wanted to go out for a drink, you had to stay at the bar until you were finished. You weren\u2019t allowed to order a drink to go. <\/p>\n

During the Covid-19 pandemic, things changed. Bar and restaurant owners struggled to keep their businesses afloat while their regular patrons worked hard to obey social distancing<\/em> and self-quarantining laws and stayed home. <\/p>\n

The problem prompted lawmakers to take an unexpected step. As the pandemic continued to drag on, they passed a law that made it legal to order a drink to go. The catch was that this was a temporary law, designed to get people through the pandemic. <\/p>\n

If you loved ordering your favorite drink from a bar and then taking it home so you could enjoy it in your own home, you\u2019ll be delighted to know you can still do this. The recent passing of Senate Bill 389<\/em> allows some bars and restaurants to send customers home with wine and cocktails. Best of all, this law will remain in effect for the next five years. It\u2019s likely that in five years, lawmakers will evaluate the situation and if it\u2019s going well, they could decide to allow to-go adult beverages to continue.<\/p>\n

Just because you can order your favorite wine and cocktail to-go, you\u2019re free to do whatever you want with the drink. You still aren\u2019t allowed to drive while intoxicated. Nor are you allowed to drink while you\u2019re driving. Getting caught for either of these things will result in you getting into legal trouble.<\/p>\n

You already know about California\u2019s drunk driving laws<\/a>, but you\u2019re probably less aware of the state\u2019s open container laws. In California<\/em>, you aren\u2019t allowed to consume alcohol or marijuana while you\u2019re in a car. It doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a driver or a passenger, you can\u2019t have an open container in the vehicle.<\/p>\n

If you are caught with an open container in your car, you will be hit with an infraction. The fine ranges from $100 to $250. If the drivers or passengers are underage, the repercussions of the open container is could result in six months in jail or a $1,000 fine.<\/p>\n

Do you think that continuing the adult beverage to-go option is a good deal? Do you think that in five years lawmakers will choose to extend the law?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For as long as most of us can remember if you wanted to go out for a drink, you had to stay at the bar until you were finished. You weren\u2019t allowed to order a drink to go. During the Covid-19 pandemic, things changed. Bar and restaurant owners struggled to keep their businesses afloat while […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1499,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,37,29,128,44],"tags":[1058,1060,1005,1007,1006,1030,1061,1062,1059],"class_list":["post-1497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fresno-ca","category-long-beach-ca","category-los-angeles-ca","category-san-diego","category-west-los-angeles-ca","tag-alcoholic-beverages-to-go","tag-can-you-order-alcohol-to-go-at-a-restaurant","tag-domestic-violence-bail-bonds","tag-dui-bail-bonds","tag-easy-terms-bail-bonds","tag-how-to-bail-with-no-money","tag-new-alcohol-to-go-rules","tag-new-california-laws","tag-takeout-cocktails"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t