CltAltAcctDel t1_j4sqs33 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 12:15 AM

Reply to comment by ThatWasTheJawn in Dear PLCB, it's now cost-effectiove for me to drive out of state to buy alcohol. Why aren't you passing your volume buying discounts to Pennsylvanians? by pm_your_masterpiece

Unless it’s been repealed recently, it’s still illegal

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/04/about-that-cross-state-booze-run-bootlegging-is-still-a-crime-in-pennsylvania-even-during-a-pandemic.html

ThatWasTheJawn t1_j4st59o wrote on January 18, 2023 at 12:32 AM

It’s off the books and hasn’t been enforced in almost 8 years, and literally only one person was ever arrested under it because they were buying for a speakeasy. https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-pa-cross-border-liquor-purchases-20151221-story.html

Flimsy-Lie-1471 t1_j4unpy7 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 11:21 AM

IIRC it is still illegal, but there is no penalty. BTW - if you are anywhere near SC PA, Mountain Liquors in Emmitsburg is about 1/2 mile across the state line.

ThatWasTheJawn t1_j4sucv4 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 12:40 AM

I guess you’re technically right. It’s “on the books” but it seems to have been basically decriminalized.

ThinkySushi t1_j4thm2p wrote on January 18, 2023 at 3:26 AM

We used to live just across the Delaware boarder west of Philadelphia. We would go over into Delaware for shopping and food etc and there was always this PA cop car that would sit right outside the boarder liquor store in Delaware. If your car had pa plates and he saw you leave the liquor store parking lot he would follow you into PA and pull you over.

Never happened to us but I saw it happen to another driver. I was told you just get a fine.

Also was told if you pitched your receipt before you left they couldn't prove you bought the stuff in Delaware, so if you did that you were fine.

Now this was like 14 years ago so maybe it has changed since then like you said

TenaciousLilMonkey t1_j57oz6s wrote on January 20, 2023 at 11:49 PM

I’ve heard this story told repeatedly, but it’s always said to happen to someone they know. Never a first person account. I think it’s just a myth/legend. Maybe many many years ago though.

ThinkySushi t1_j57u7md wrote on January 21, 2023 at 12:27 AM

Fair enough,

In our case I did see it actually happened to a car. Saw them leave out of the liquor store parking lot and the cop follow them and we crossed the border in site. We saw the cops and saw the lights go on and he pulled the guy over.