Here you go. This is just a part of the law. Read the rest at the link I provided at the bottom of this post. Drive safely folks. Be safe.
316.1936 Possession of open containers of alcoholic beverages in vehicles prohibited; penalties.--
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) "Open container" means any container of alcoholic beverage which is immediately capable of being consumed from, or the seal of which has been broken.
(b) "Road" means a way open to travel by the public, including, but not limited to, a street, highway, or alley. The term includes associated sidewalks, the roadbed, the right-of-way, and all culverts, drains, sluices, ditches, water storage areas, embankments, slopes, retaining walls, bridges, tunnels, and viaducts necessary for the maintenance of travel and all ferries used in connection therewith.
(2)(a) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage or consume an alcoholic beverage while operating a vehicle in the state or while a passenger in or on a vehicle being operated in the state.
(b) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in this section for any person to possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage or consume an alcoholic beverage while seated in or on a motor vehicle that is parked or stopped within a road as defined in this section. Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in this section, passengers in vehicles designed, maintained, and used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation and in motor homes are exempt.
(3) An open container shall be considered to be in the possession of the operator of a vehicle if the container is not in the possession of a passenger and is not located in a locked glove compartment, locked trunk, or other locked nonpassenger area of the vehicle.
(4) An open container shall be considered to be in the possession of a passenger of a vehicle if the container is in the physical control of the passenger.
http://archive.flsenate.gov/statutes...atuteYear=2004