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    Default Public Intoxication, Conviction

    This happened in the State of Tennessee. I was arrested for being drunk in public while walking back to my dorm from a party. I was arrested, spent 3-4 hours in jail, payed my bail and went home. I did not go to court and honestly don't remember signing anything. I am curious if this would be considered an actual conviction?

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    Maybe they just kept you there until you were sober and just let you go.Bail is normally paided so they have insurance that you go to court. You could probably check with the police station what the outcomes was. When you bail they give you a reciept and normally a paper saying what your charged with.

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    Ahh, So by paying the $200 or whatever it was to get out, then I could have been convicted right? I thought you have to go to court to be convicted with something, especially a misdemeanor...

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    Normally you pay bail then go to court,the 200 dollars might not of been for bail.I got arrested had to pay 500 dollars bail then got a piece of paper with my court date. Did they finger printed you?I would go to the police and check what they have on file.

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    Normally you pay bail then go to court,the 200 dollars might not of been for bail.I got arrested had to pay 500 dollars bail then got a piece of paper with my court date. Did they finger printed you?I would go to the police and check what they have on file.
    I do believe i was finger printed. I don't think it was actual bail, more of just a fine. I did not have to go to court or anything... So really the only way to figure out if this is a conviction or not is to go check I guess

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