Underage Consumption Charges

hi everyone, im patrick, im 17, and a senior in highschool.

last night at our opening highschool football game i was caught along with about 20 others with underage consumption. I blew .05. :wallbang:

we were on school grounds and in the stadium, only after the first quarter, i wasnt leaving the game or anything i just got pulled aside randomly by my administrators for a check. (which is that legal?)

what im told is im suspended 9 days, or 3 if i take alcohol abuse classes for 4 days, which i am doing.
but they told me i will have my license suspended for one year of my court date.
which im confused upon because isnt your license taken away for one year for DUI? which i wasnt? nor was i even .08, which i know is 21+ standards.

also i wasnt leaving the stadiuum to my truck or anything which gave them no reason to beleive i was driving or would be. Plus i had purposely locked my keys in my truck, along with my wallet and license. Therefore i didnt have them on my at the game when caught.

Im just also confused on how im getting a driving charge for a un-related offense.

Any advice?

Thanks

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Quoting patrickshea

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hi everyone, im patrick, im 17, and a senior in highschool.

last night at our opening highschool football game i was caught along with about 20 others with underage consumption. I blew .05. :wallbang:

we were on school grounds and in the stadium, only after the first quarter, i wasnt leaving the game or anything i just got pulled aside randomly by my administrators for a check. (which is that legal?)

what im told is im suspended 9 days, or 3 if i take alcohol abuse classes for 4 days, which i am doing.
but they told me i will have my license suspended for one year of my court date.
which im confused upon because isnt your license taken away for one year for DUI? which i wasnt? nor was i even .08, which i know is 21+ standards.

also i wasnt leaving the stadiuum to my truck or anything which gave them no reason to beleive i was driving or would be. Plus i had purposely locked my keys in my truck, along with my wallet and license. Therefore i didnt have them on my at the game when caught.

Im just also confused on how im getting a driving charge for a un-related offense.

Any advice?

Thanks

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What state did this happen in?

I can tell you that many states have adopted a "zero tolerance" policy/law that - whether you are in a vehicle or not - it does affect your driving privledges.

im in georgia
i beleive we do follow zero-tolerance
but i think a year is a bit high? esepcially for only .05....

im in Georgia
im pretty certain we follorw the Zero-Tollerance thing

but i think 1 year is high for my first offense with cops EVER...and only being .05
and never in trouble at school plus good grades, never had a accident in my truck.
nothing in my life but this.

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im in Georgia
im pretty certain we follorw the Zero-Tollerance thing

but i think 1 year is high for my first offense with cops EVER...and only being .05
and never in trouble at school plus good grades, never had a accident in my truck.
nothing in my life but this.

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I believe whoever told you that is mistaken.
You can read about the penalties at this link:
http://www.lexis-nexis.com/hottopics/gacode/default.asp

Also, since this is your first offense, you are eligible for a diversion program. So that is good news for you.

whoever told me what is wrong?? sorry
and diversion program???

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whoever told me what is wrong?? sorry
and diversion program???

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That it would be a 12 month suspension of your driver's license.

A diversion program is available for first time offenders. You, basically will enter into a probation period and have conditions that you will have to meet. During this time the court will not enter a judgment of guilt and if you are successful at completing the terms of your probation.... Then the court will discharge the proceedings.

thanks happy trials
how do i get more information on this Diversion program and put it into effecT???

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thanks happy trials
how do i get more information on this Diversion program and put it into effecT???

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In the link I gave you above, you will find more information; it starts at 3 (c).

You may also find this link informative:

http://www.fightunderagedrinking.org...of/Georgia.pdf

You can choose to hire a lawyer or possibly you will be eligible for a court appointed lawyer. They will be best to advise you and help you with this charge.

I just realized the link I gave you didn't bring you to the statute that I was referring to.

You can go to that site and type in the code of your violation and it will bring you to the statute I was referring to.