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#1 2004-01-04 6:18 pm

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quick US legal question

in a US domestic flight.

is it illegal to carry alcohol in your bag?

if they find alcohol in a bag would they do something about it?

can they tell if the owner of the bag is underage?


another question

do they check handbags when you arrive to the US?

I don't remember this ever happening before, but it might have changed.


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#2 2004-01-04 6:22 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

do they check handbags when you arrive to the US?.

affirmative.

the other q's?
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#3 2004-01-04 6:24 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

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#4 2004-01-04 6:25 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

you can't carry alcohol in your carryon but you can put it in your checked baggage. And they do check your handbags depending on where you are from, planning on bringing a gun to the states are you? roll

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#5 2004-01-04 6:26 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

I'm 100% positive it is not illegal on international flights, but I'm a little fuzzy on the whole domestic flight thing. 

I don't think it is illegal to carry it in your bag.  They serve it on the plane, after all.

Just don't pour it on people and light them on fire.  That would be bad. 

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#6 2004-01-04 6:29 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

I'm 100% positive it is not illegal on international flights, but I'm a little fuzzy on the whole domestic flight thing. 

I don't think it is illegal to carry it in your bag.  They serve it on the plane, after all.

Just don't pour it on people and light them on fire.  That would be bad. 

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#7 2004-01-04 6:30 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

I looked into this a lot...

Most types of alcohol are legal to carry if you're 21.  If you're not 21 and they find it, they'll confiscate it.  Certain alcohol (absinthe, for example) is illegal no matter how old you are.  Alcohol should be checked; when you go through customs, they'll supposedly see it. 

If you declare alcohol, I'm fairly certain they require ID to make sure you're 21.  If you don't declare it and they see it when they x-ray your checkin, they will at least confiscate it, possibly fine you.  I think you can mail yourself alcohol, and that's less likely to get checked since they have no way to determine your age.

I had to find all this out 'cause I wanted to bring some Spanish wine home.  shrug

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#8 2004-01-04 6:34 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

I'm 100% positive it is not illegal on international flights, but I'm a little fuzzy on the whole domestic flight thing. 

I don't think it is illegal to carry it in your bag.  They serve it on the plane, after all.

Just don't pour it on people and light them on fire.  That would be bad. 

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#9 2004-01-04 6:44 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

i am not underage. i am 19.


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#10 2004-01-04 6:47 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

i am not underage. i am 19.

Aha, well - there's your answer.  It's 21 in the states.

It's illegal for you.

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#11 2004-01-04 6:50 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

i am not underage. i am 19.

Aha, well - there's your answer.  It's 21 in the states.

It's illegal for you.

I am not in the states. Read Location.


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#12 2004-01-04 6:51 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

good question... i had contemplated bringing back alcohol after visiting my faliy abroad this chrismas, where legal alcohol age is sensibly 18, i'm only 19, so i figured bringing it into the usa might not be too good.  while i don't drink that much, lots of my friends are legal and would have appreciated some alcohol from home.  it will be another 2 year before another christmas break until i am legal.  sigh.


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#13 2004-01-04 6:53 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

i am not underage. i am 19.

Aha, well - there's your answer.  It's 21 in the states.

It's illegal for you.

I am not in the states. Read Location.

But you're talking about US flights. Your country of origin has no bearing on anything once you are inside the US. Foreign or not, 21 is the legal age for drinking.

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#14 2004-01-04 6:54 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

If you're underage and have alcohol, it's illegal. Period.

i am not underage. i am 19.

Aha, well - there's your answer.  It's 21 in the states.

It's illegal for you.

I am not in the states. Read Location.

I see that. Your question was "In a US Domestic Flight..." 

in a US domestic flight.

is it illegal to carry alcohol in your bag?

if they find alcohol in a bag would they do something about it?

can they tell if the owner of the bag is underage?

You may be currently in Costa Rica, but your question was about being in the US.

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#15 2004-01-04 6:54 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

Your country of origin has no bearing on anything once you are inside the US.

of course it does! It defines my race.

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#16 2004-01-04 6:54 pm

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GAAK!  Gippetto beat me by less than a minute.   mad

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#17 2004-01-04 6:56 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

Speaking of alcohol, I think Soulcrusher is posting drunk tonight.   cheers

Have one for us.

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#18 2004-01-04 6:56 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

Speaking of alcohol, I think Soulcrusher is posting drunk tonight.   cheers

Have one for us.

actually this is the first night in two weeks that i won't drink.

So, NO


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#19 2004-01-04 6:57 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

always go by your destination country's laws.


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#20 2004-01-04 6:57 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

Speaking of alcohol, I think Soulcrusher is posting drunk tonight.   cheers

Have one for us.

actually this is the first night in two weeks that i don't drink.

So, NO

Pero...  tu ingles esta peorando

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#21 2004-01-04 7:00 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

empeorando. se


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#22 2004-01-04 7:00 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

Well, if you're dead-set on bringing alcohol with you, just do the bootlegger thing: pour it into a bottled water bottle, and just drop it in the carryon or walk around with it in your hand.

There are easier ways, though.


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#23 2004-01-04 7:03 pm

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#24 2004-01-04 7:04 pm

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Just don't waltz on through the airports looking like this:

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#25 2004-01-04 7:09 pm

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Re: quick US legal question

how dare you!

I don't look good there.

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