Thank you for your advice - you have raised some great points here about his juvenile status. His citation requires him to appear in municipal court, not juvenile court. I will consult a lawyer and find out about this.
And our county has a large college population in the adjoining town, so deferred dispositions are big money makers for the county and the firms that run the alcohol awareness programs.
As a parent, I don't want my son to have a record that would affect his chances of getting into the college he wants to get into. Under Texas law, he was a minor in a room where alcohol was present, which is why he was charged with MIP. The charge isn't about drinking or even having a drink in...
Well technically he is guilty, since he was in a place where alcohol was present. But a lawyer initially told us that if he pleaded not guilty, the judge would in most likelihood work out a deal for fine/community service resulting in deferred disposition. But then again, the judge could be in a...
My 16 year old son received a MIP citation last month after bringing a friend to another person's house in Hays County. He walked into the garage where there were a bunch of teenagers there and alcohol present. He did not imbibe and was there less than 5 minutes when cops arrived. They told...