Caught With Marijuana in a Car

My question involves traffic court in the State of: Ohio
last week me and 3 friends got pulled over with weed. The officer gave us a minor misdemeanor citation and i have court coming up. If i plead guilty will it go on my record? If it does what should i plead? please help

If you are planning on hiring a lawyer to fight the charge, plead not guilty if you have not retained an attorney beforehand.

According to student legal services at OU,

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Quoting Expungement

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If you are convicted of a minor misdemeanor, it doesn't give you a record and you do not have to expunge it. If the minor misdemeanor was for pot possession, you may want to expunge it because it would make you not eligible for federally subsidized student loans.

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You should consult a local lawyer to see if you can get a deferred disposition or otherwise avoid a conviction.