WorldFun Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 moonoi, too bad your friends didn't use this great opportunity to follow the 'cops' to the station & get a receipt along with copy of the law they supposedly broke? so now we again will never really 'know' the true & real law, but just discuss it the n'th time & agree to disagree LOL. BUT the chances are mekong are right as at least we no proof to prove that it's required as no one have ever came back with a confirmed case of such enforcement. Just a very good case of wide open avenue for extortion sorta like the king power/airport case Take care! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalblue Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Does anyone really know the english interpretation of the regulation? Usually, it would also state what the penalty/fine is.. With or w/o receipt sure wouldn't exist in the regulation... What does the appeal process states within the regulation? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurinBum Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Often wondered why I need to 'have' ID....I know who I am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekong Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks for the break down on the law. Just out of interest, do you actually have the relevant Act/ordinance which states this to be the fact or is it more to the point that no legislation actually exists that says "foreigners/aliens must carry a passport. Usually a passport is just an entry document. OZ I dont have time to search at the moment, just landed back in the sandpit for 8 weeks. In one of my previous posts on this topic within the past 2 years I did post link relating to this very subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 Thanks again, I will us the search option on this web site to look it up. Maybe, when one carries a reduced laminated copy of their passport, one could have the actual legislaton/ordinance on the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_schist Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 if they want money..they want money. I can't see that argueing the finer points of Thai legislation with a policeman on the beat would help in anyway. Only help could be trying to negotiate the fine down. Notice the areas mentioned (MBK, Suk and beach road)obviously only trying to hit tourists so i doubt any problems in other areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 if they want money..they want money. I can't see that argueing the finer points of Thai legislation with a policeman on the beat would help in anyway. Only help could be trying to negotiate the fine down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 With the BiB grubbing for tea money on the slimmest of "excuses"...it seems that is one must carry their passport in LOS, that the BiB would be all over this and be extracting tea money quite easily...I am guessing that it is not a hard and fast law that when in LOS you must carry your passport...in 20+ years I have never been asked to show my passport in LOS, however, YMMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfmaz Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 I always carry a passport in Thailand and never been asked, but if I handed him 10000 bhat I would take his badge number and name and make it quite clear I work for the Australian government as I do and see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted August 13, 2009 Report Share Posted August 13, 2009 why not try the source http://www.royalthaipolice.go.th/ get the info and print it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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