Hier une petite mésaventure m'est arrivée à New York: je me baladais dans un parc avec une amie dans Brooklyn, et allègrement inspirées par la chaleur du mois de mai nous nous sommes accordé une petite bière chacune.
C'était assez naïf de notre part puisque quelques minutes après, des policiers (on ne les a vraiment pas vus venir... bref) nous ont arrêtées. On n'avait pas de carte d'identités sur nous mais on a choisi de la jouer réglo, on a bien sûr donné nos vrais noms, adresses et dates de naissance. Nous nous en sommes sortis avec une amende chacune et convocation à la NYC Criminal Court dans deux mois si nous choisissons de plaider non-coupable, ce que nous ne ferons pas puisque nous reconnaissons tout à fait avoir eu tort (le fait reproché: boire en public).
Nous sommes juste légèrement inquiètes pour nos visas. Savez vous si quelque chose peut arriver à ce niveau là, si ce genre de contravention est marqué dans notre "casier" ou équivalent (je ne sais pas comment ça marche aux USA) et si on pourra un jour nous refuser un visa pour ça ? S'agit d'un "délit", réellement?
J'ai un visa B1 pour 10ans et mon amie un visa pour un stage payé qui termine dans un mois, on rentre toutes les deux en France d'ici quelques semaines mais il est probable qu'on ait besoin de refaire une demande de visa dans un an ou un peu plus (études ou stage).
Qu'en pensez vous ?
Par ailleurs, nous sommes mineures aux USA, on a donné notre vraie date de naissance pour le PV mais je n'ai pas l'impression qu'ils se soient aperçus qu'on avait seulement 20ans. Est ce qu'il est possible, au moment où nous payons l'amende (par money order), qu'ils s'en aperçoivent et nous rajoutent une charge supplémentaire ?
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide et renseignements!
Marianne.
P.S: ce poste n'attend aucune leçon de morale comme réponse, on est conscientes de ne pas avoir été très malines.
ce poste n'attend aucune leçon de morale comme réponse
Ah mais non ! 😛
Les Post sur les amendes sont parmi les plus drôles du forum, 😏
il ne faut pas nous priver de ce plaisir (coupable) ! 😊
Donc je commence...
"Comment ! Vous n'aviez pas pensé à boire vos bières dans des sacs en papier marrons !!! 😠 "
😄
Blague à part : une fois l'amende payée, c'est réglé, et on ne peut plus vous en tenir rigueur plus tard pour l'obtention d'un visa... 😎
Merci pour ta réponse claire. On "flippe" parce qu'on doit cocher une case en rendant l'amende qui nous déclare coupable d'une offense grave etc etc. Et la seule définition que j'ai trouvée des "crimes et délits" qu'il faut déclarer avoir commis en demandant son visa, c'est "tout acte moralement répréhensible pour lequel vous avez été condamné"... Ils ne rigolent pas!!
P.S : Le pire c'est que nos bières étaient dans un sac en papier marron. Grrrr!
Et si jamais vous venez au Canada, ne l'oubliez pas: là aussi boire en public (même avec un sac brun qui cache la bouteille) n'est pas permis dans les lieux publics.
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C'est ce qu'on voit dans les films pourtant. Ca nous fait toujours rire, nous Européens. En tout cas moi. 😏
La loi a changé dernièrement ? Et si par exemple on boit une bière transvasée dans une bouteille de Sprite, par exemple ? Est-ce que c'est le fait de boire de l'alcool qui est interdit, ou de montrer qu'on boit de l'alcool ?
Circuit dans l'Ouest : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=2744058
Floride-Louisiane : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3536861
Une semaine à New York : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=4550454
New York, again http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=5593646
Dans mon cas les deux étaient interdits : boire (parce que j'ai 20ans) et le montrer. On a eu une amende pour le deuxième et il semblerait que les policiers nous aient fait une fleur pour la première infraction. Je ne pense pas qu'ils nous aient vues boire (je ne me souviens pas avoir bu au moment où ils sont arrivés ou même avant), mais on avait chacune un petit sac marron avec à l'intérieur une bière ouverte. C'était peut être naïf d'accepter d'ouvrir nos sacs, soit 🤪
mais on avait chacune un petit sac marron avec à l'intérieur une bière ouverte.
D'où mon étonnement : je pensais qu'une bouteille ou canette cachée dans un sac marron, ça passait. Ce qui est de toute façon totalement hypocrite, on est d'accord. 😏
Circuit dans l'Ouest : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=2744058
Floride-Louisiane : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=3536861
Une semaine à New York : http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=4550454
New York, again http://voyageforum.com/v.f?post=5593646
Ça doit dépendre d'un tas de facteurs , si tu tiens ton petit sac comme un verre de bière, si le policier t'as vu boire et si le policier à un quota de contravention pas encore atteint ou s'il peut y avoir des témoins de ton infraction .....etc
Le vol est trop important dans un voyage pour ne regarder que le prix.
Tiens , j'ai trouvé ça :
la fin est intéressante, l'aspect "civil" et pas d'arrestation...
(et moins de 100$ d'amende ! 😉)
What law says you can not drink in public in New York City?
In:
New York City Administrative Code, section 10-125, consumption of alcohol in public:
§ 10-125 Consumption of alcohol on streets prohibited.
a. Definitions. Whenever used in this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
1. Alcoholic beverage. Any liquid intended for human consumption containing more than one-half of one percent (.005) of alcohol by volume.
2. Public place. A place to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access including, but not limited to, any highway, street, road, sidewalk, parking area, shopping area, place of amusement, playground, park or beach located within the city except that the definition of a public place shall not include those premises duly licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises or within their own private property. Such public place shall also include the interior of any stationary motor vehicle which is on any highway, street, road, parking area, shopping area, playground, park or beach located within the city.
b. No person shall drink or consume an alcoholic beverage, or possess, with intent to drink or consume, an open container containing an alcoholic beverage in any public place except at a block party, feast or similar function for which a permit has been obtained.
c. Possession of an open container containing an alcoholic beverage by any person shall create a rebuttable presumption that such person did intend to consume the contents thereof in violation of this section.
d. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prohibit the consumption of an alcoholic beverage in any duly licensed establishment whose certificate of occupancy extends upon a street.
e. Any person who shall be found to have violated any of the provisions of this section shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than one hundred ($100) dollars for each violation, which may be recovered in a proceeding before the environmental control board. Such proceeding shall be commenced by the service of a notice of violation returnable before such board.
This is a civil, not a criminal, violation. As such you would not count this as being "arrested".
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