Traveling with alcohol .
Jun 18th, 2017, 05:45 PM
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Traveling with alcohol .
Hi all , I am traveling from Mass to virginia beach to visit family ! We will be staying at a huge beach house , I was looking at prices for alcohol and it's wayyyyy cheaper out here in mass than down in virginia. My fiance and I are both 21+ i know it's not illegal as long as it's unopened my question is is it okay even though my 6 year old will be taking the drive with us ? It will also be in the trunk.
Jun 18th, 2017, 06:56 PM
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There is no law against transporting alcohol for personal use across state lines. Keeping it in the trunk seems like a smart idea, to avoid even the appearance of wrongdoing. The kiddo is not an issue.
Jun 19th, 2017, 03:17 AM
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You'll have no problems.
Some states used to be a little weird about people buying liquor in one state and transporting to another, to avoid liquor taxes in the destination states. But I think the states have figure out that law enforcement has better things to do than investigate liquor transportation for personal use.
Some states used to be a little weird about people buying liquor in one state and transporting to another, to avoid liquor taxes in the destination states. But I think the states have figure out that law enforcement has better things to do than investigate liquor transportation for personal use.
Jun 19th, 2017, 06:48 AM
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How close are you to New Hampshire? Isn't it even less expensive there?
Booze in VA is expensive because the state has prohibition-era alcohol laws and liquor must be sold in state-run Alcohol Beverage Control stores which have monopoly pricing and carry primarily the largest selling brands only - if you expect to find a rare ___, forget it.
Booze in VA is expensive because the state has prohibition-era alcohol laws and liquor must be sold in state-run Alcohol Beverage Control stores which have monopoly pricing and carry primarily the largest selling brands only - if you expect to find a rare ___, forget it.
Jun 20th, 2017, 12:03 PM
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Thank you everyone. I figured the alcohol wouldn't be a issue I just wanted to clarify since this is the first longest car ride for my daughter & we were bringing the alcohol so far & big russ yes ive been looking at prices of the alcohol it's a 20$ difference. I'm bringing jagermeister in mass for the 1.75L it's 30.99 and in virginia it's 50.99
