My question involves criminal law for the state of: SC
I was riding home the other night with a friend and we got pulled over. My friend had to do a field sobriety test and passed while he was doing the test the other officer asked me to step out of the car. They searched the car and found an open container. I got 2 citations one for open container and one for MIP. This is my first offense of anything like this. I heard about the Alcohol Education Program(AEP) for first offenders to get it off my record and I qualify for it I am 20 and i go to school. Do I need to talk to an attorney or what I just need some guidance on how to go about this.

