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Its my first offense. The cop told me I could prepay it. I was wondering if there was anyway I could work something out to do community service or take a class instead or if it will be on my record anyway if I were to do that anyway. Additionally, I was wondering if I do prepay it if I would have to show up to court anyway. I am 20 so I am underage.
Is this a MIP charge?
Is the above the charge?Quote:
§ 18.2-388. Profane swearing and intoxication in public; penalty; transportation of public inebriates to detoxification center.
If any person profanely curses or swears or is intoxicated in public, whether such intoxication results from alcohol, narcotic drug or other intoxicant or drug of whatever nature, he shall be deemed guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. In any area in which there is located a court-approved detoxification center a law-enforcement officer may authorize the transportation, by police or otherwise, of public inebriates to such detoxification center in lieu of arrest; however, no person shall be involuntarily detained in such center.
(Code 1950, § 18.1-237; 1960, c. 358; 1964, c. 434; 1975, cc. 14, 15; 1979, c. 654; 1982, c. 666; 1983, c. 187; 1990, c. 965.)
In any event, Virginia has an automated public access court records system. You should be able to locate the appropriate county, search your name, and see what everybody else will see were they to do a background check on you. If the offense occurred in any county in which you have ever lived or gone to school, consider it an automatic that these records will be searched.
Link to general district courts:
http://epwsgdp1.courts.state.va.us/g...anding=landing
yes that is the above charge. Public Intoxication.