I was BARFED UPON.
I was BARFED UPON.
:/. Atleast you didn't go to jail.
Anyways, what should I expect in court guys? It's a Poss. Alcohol by a Minor...Should I like plead guilty or?
Shit, a fucking grand? I won't be able to afford a lawyer so :( Fuck, guess I do have to drop out and work to pay this stupid fucking fine :/I live in Michigan and all of that happened awhile ago, so your miles may vary. If you have a clean record and even good grades, the judge will be more likely to go easy on you (at least it was in my case). As for the money thing, I am pretty sure arrangements can be made with the court, or you might be able to serve more community service in exchange for the fine.
Mine was gay. I was running away, and then got far enough away where It hought "I can just casually walk and act like I know nothing is going on". Cop comes up to me, smells the alcohol, and takes me to his patrol car :/My second MIP was absolutely nuts. We were partying at a friends' grandparents house who were out of town. The neighbors, who were asked to watch the house while the grandparents were out of town, alerted the cops to a break in. So several K-9 units show up and the cops are chasing dozens of kids through the woods. My friends and I, about 5 of us, ditch in a basement room that is connected to the garage (the room had windows so we could see everyone getting arrested.....lulz). We were able to hide in their for 4 hours before one of the cops opens the door and gives us all breathalyzers. Once they saw I was over the limit, they called the my parents (easily the worst part) to come pick me up. When my parents arrived, the cops tried to scare my parents by saying that all of us could be charged with breaking and entering in addition to MIP. Stupid fuckers (They would have had to charge their own grandchildren in order to charge all of us with b&e, but of course my parents ate it up).
Mine was gay. I was running away, and then got far enough away where It hought "I can just casually walk and act like I know nothing is going on". Cop comes up to me, smells the alcohol, and takes me to his patrol car :/My second MIP was absolutely nuts. We were partying at a friends' grandparents house who were out of town. The neighbors, who were asked to watch the house while the grandparents were out of town, alerted the cops to a break in. So several K-9 units show up and the cops are chasing dozens of kids through the woods. My friends and I, about 5 of us, ditch in a basement room that is connected to the garage (the room had windows so we could see everyone getting arrested.....lulz). We were able to hide in their for 4 hours before one of the cops opens the door and gives us all breathalyzers. Once they saw I was over the limit, they called the my parents (easily the worst part) to come pick me up. When my parents arrived, the cops tried to scare my parents by saying that all of us could be charged with breaking and entering in addition to MIP. Stupid fuckers (They would have had to charge their own grandchildren in order to charge all of us with b&e, but of course my parents ate it up).
Yo, read this very carefully:
Get a lawyer.
This is what's going to happen. Your possession charge is going to cost you about $1,000. Maybe a little more. The only question is, do you give that $1,000 to a lawyer and walk away with no record and no community service, or do you give it to the court and your probation officer.
I have been in this situation before. If you don't get a lawyer, you are going to get a public defender. If you get a public defender, the judge is going to slap you with a $250-$500 fine, then you're going to pay $50 a month to a probation officer for a year. Maybe more if they make you take alcohol abuse classes.
But, you go get a lawyer, the man makes it go away. That's what they do with this petty shit. The lawyer is buds with the prosecutors and the judges. Your case will be over before it even begins. You'll walk in, get a PBJ, and walk out. If you're lucky, you won't even have it put on your record.
Get a lawyer. I cannot emphasize that enough.
Dude, your fines are going to cost too. And in answer to your question earlier, you pay fines immediately, as in the day of trial. They will let you leave the court to hit an ATM or whatever, but the court isn't about to give you a payment plan.Yo, read this very carefully:
Get a lawyer.
This is what's going to happen. Your possession charge is going to cost you about $1,000. Maybe a little more. The only question is, do you give that $1,000 to a lawyer and walk away with no record and no community service, or do you give it to the court and your probation officer.
I have been in this situation before. If you don't get a lawyer, you are going to get a public defender. If you get a public defender, the judge is going to slap you with a $250-$500 fine, then you're going to pay $50 a month to a probation officer for a year. Maybe more if they make you take alcohol abuse classes.
But, you go get a lawyer, the man makes it go away. That's what they do with this petty shit. The lawyer is buds with the prosecutors and the judges. Your case will be over before it even begins. You'll walk in, get a PBJ, and walk out. If you're lucky, you won't even have it put on your record.
Get a lawyer. I cannot emphasize that enough.
Problem is lawyer costs :(
Dude, your fines are going to cost too. And in answer to your question earlier, you pay fines immediately, as in the day of trial. They will let you leave the court to hit an ATM or whatever, but the court isn't about to give you a payment plan.Yo, read this very carefully:
Get a lawyer.
This is what's going to happen. Your possession charge is going to cost you about $1,000. Maybe a little more. The only question is, do you give that $1,000 to a lawyer and walk away with no record and no community service, or do you give it to the court and your probation officer.
I have been in this situation before. If you don't get a lawyer, you are going to get a public defender. If you get a public defender, the judge is going to slap you with a $250-$500 fine, then you're going to pay $50 a month to a probation officer for a year. Maybe more if they make you take alcohol abuse classes.
But, you go get a lawyer, the man makes it go away. That's what they do with this petty shit. The lawyer is buds with the prosecutors and the judges. Your case will be over before it even begins. You'll walk in, get a PBJ, and walk out. If you're lucky, you won't even have it put on your record.
Get a lawyer. I cannot emphasize that enough.
Problem is lawyer costs :(
A lawyer, which DOES cost, at least can be negotiated with, and paid in installments.
Bottom line: you are paying either way.
Little personal anecdote: When I was in college, around 20, I was arrested for possession of alcohol and for drinking in public. I was having a beer in someone's front yard. I went with the public defender. Got slapped with 2x $250 fines, $50 a month in probation costs for a year, and had the convictions placed on my personal record.
Fast forward to last year. I had an interview for a job. Did very well, was told I had the job, but had to submit to drug and background testing. Passed the drug test, failed the background check because of the open container and underage possession convictions. This is 7 fucking years later, and that shit is still kicking around my personal record, fucking with my life. Now, thankfully, my future (or I guess current) boss went to bat for me, and got corporate to make an exception. But if he hadn't, I would have missed out on a great oppurtunity because of some silly shit almost a decade ago.
I am going to get those charges expunged as soon as I can. This will probably cost me many hundreds of dollars, but it will be worth it.
Anyway, that's my story, and that's where I'm coming from. A lawyer has a very good chance of getting you out of court with no convictions and no fines. A public defender has basically no chance. You pay now either way, and if you get slapped with fines and a conviction, you pay later.
QuoteFast forward to last year. I had an interview for a job. Did very well, was told I had the job, but had to submit to drug and background testing. Passed the drug test, failed the background check because of the open container and underage possession convictions. This is 7 fucking years later, and that shit is still kicking around my personal record, fucking with my life. Now, thankfully, my future (or I guess current) boss went to bat for me, and got corporate to make an exception. But if he hadn't, I would have missed out on a great oppurtunity because of some silly shit almost a decade ago.
wtf - for having a beer ? why am i constantly baffled by how ass backwards america has their values.
shit like that should not be going on your record - in the uk you wipe the slate clean of minor offenses at 18 so your life isn't totally fucked., but that also happily coincides with us being able to drink our asses off at 18 legally.
QuoteHigh-five. Us Commonwealthers are awesome.
i'm totally gonna drink today to celebrate!
Btw, my personal recoginance bail was $500, but I only paid $40 to get out...does that mean my fine will be whatever + $460?No. You get the $40 back when you show up for court.
Whats the $500 for then?They will basically take anything you have for bail. They don't expect people to carry $500 cash. I'm sure they would ask a lot more questions if you had $500 on you. It's bail. You get it back when you show up for court.
I spent most of Halloween playing Fallout 3. That's pretty much it, really.Probably the better plan.
IN the US, you can mail your ticket in as an automatic guilty plea.That depends on where you are, what kind of ticket it is, and whether or not the police officer checked the "court appearance mandatory" box.