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    Default Underage Drinking and Possession of Alcohol in NYC

    My question involves criminal law for the state of: NY

    Hi, a few weeks back I received a 2 NYC pink slip summons for drinking in Times Square (stupid I know). One for underage possession of alcohol and one for open container. I have a few questions related to this summons that I've strugged to find answers to online. First of all can I was wondering if I could change the date of the court appearance (advance it) since I'm a college student. Second I was wondering the best way to approach this (plead guilty or not) in order to get this over with as quickly as possible and getting this expunged from my permanent record.

    Any help would be appreciated since I'm completely lost

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    Default Re: Underage Drinking and Possession of Alcohol in NYC

    You can contact the court to see if it's possible to come in on an earlier date, or hire a lawyer to do that for you.

    You're in New York, so you can't expect an expungement unless there's a change in the law. If you want to keep this off your record, I suggest consulting a local lawyer to discuss your options.

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    Default Re: Underage Drinking and Possession of Alcohol in NYC

    These are both violations so it's not a criminal record, a lot times you can go to the court clerk a week before and take care of them then,maybe 2 weeks if your lucky . The open container is a 25 dollar fine and the other is probably 25-50 dollars. They might offer to give you an acd on at least one them,which would dismiss it in 6 months if you stay out of trouble. Plead not guilty and see if you can speak to a legal aid quickly and get an acd for the underage one and pay 25 dollars for the open container. It's your choice but the fines are under 100 dollars,Idk if a lawyer is worth it. They probably will cost at least 500 and these are violations. Make sure to go to court early because the line can be really long just to get inside the court.


    I got an open container ticket and saw a person charged with the same two tickets as you. They got the underage one dismissed if they stayed out of trouble for 6 months and paid the other one.

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    Default Re: Underage Drinking and Possession of Alcohol in NYC

    Thanks for the reply but I'm a little confused. If I plead not guilty wouldn't that prolong the process even more into a trial. I only ask since I live pretty far from the court date so it would be a huge inconveniance.

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    Default Re: Underage Drinking and Possession of Alcohol in NYC

    It's gonna be a big room,it's a municipal court,when you hear you name called you should be able to talk to a legal aid really quick, a lot times something is offered to you then and there. If not you can plead guilty and paid the fines they should both be 100 or less combined. If you plead not guitly then you came back again and argue your case. They should see you have no other offense and there a chance they will offer you something.

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