I recently got a ticket for drinking in public in the city of Fullerton, CA. My friend and I were on our way to a bar and had an open can of malt in the car. The officer wrote "FMC 7.17 (drinking in public)" in the violation line and circled "M" for misdemeanor. I have been reading that this is only and infraction. When i asked the officers if this was going to show up in my record, he said no. I'm really worried because I am about to take my boards to get a nursing license and I'm not sure if this would affect that.

I guess so my question is would this be charged as a misdemeanor or an infraction?

I know it was stupid and this will never happen again! Thank you in advance for the help!