My 20 year old daughter was told she would be getting a MIP citation in the mail. She wasn't drinking, nor were anyone in her group. They went outside and were approached by an intoxicated girl. That's when police showed up and took everyone's info down in a notebook and told them all they were going to get mailed a citation. How do we fight this?
Alcohol & Drugs: MIP, MIC, Intoxication MIP 20 year old, not drinking
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raskalnikov
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If it's true?
Kinda need to know your location, not just state, but exact location.
Luckily, this is a citation, so not a misdemeanor. You'll likely get it in the mail, then on the back you can say you deny guilt, and sign it. Then you'll be given a court date.
Good Luck.
Kinda need to know your location, not just state, but exact location.
Luckily, this is a citation, so not a misdemeanor. You'll likely get it in the mail, then on the back you can say you deny guilt, and sign it. Then you'll be given a court date.
Good Luck.
raskalnikov
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MIP is very strange.
In some locations, it's always a citation.
In some locations it's a misdemeanor.
In some locations the first one is a citatino, but the 2nd one is a misdemeanor.
Etc.
In some locations, it's always a citation.
In some locations it's a misdemeanor.
In some locations the first one is a citatino, but the 2nd one is a misdemeanor.
Etc.
raskalnikov
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Do you have the citation yet?
Your daughter's story seems to be incomplete. . .
SHE should contact a defense attorney who works in Criminal Defense, specializing, if possible, with alcohol-related crime.
Good LUck, but with all the posts that appear on this site, and it's not the accussed posting, the story is almost always incomplete. . . I have ahard time believing your story if that is, indeed, all that happened.
Your daughter's story seems to be incomplete. . .
SHE should contact a defense attorney who works in Criminal Defense, specializing, if possible, with alcohol-related crime.
Good LUck, but with all the posts that appear on this site, and it's not the accussed posting, the story is almost always incomplete. . . I have ahard time believing your story if that is, indeed, all that happened.
CdwJava
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Raskalnikov, A citation CAN also be for a misdemeanor. I'm not sure how it is in Michigan, but in California and most states I am aware of, the police can issue citations for misdemeanors. All the cite represents is a signed promise to appear in court for the charge. It is a release in lieu of a custodial arrest.
Susiedag, whether your daughter can be convicted or not is something we cannot say. the officer's account may be different from your daughter's. Remember that a possession charge is not the same as being intoxicated or even drinking - it is about dominion and control. If the girl that joined them started passing around a bottle or bottles, that could well be sufficient to support the charge. Your daughter should probably consult an attorney prior to her hearing.
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Susiedag, whether your daughter can be convicted or not is something we cannot say. the officer's account may be different from your daughter's. Remember that a possession charge is not the same as being intoxicated or even drinking - it is about dominion and control. If the girl that joined them started passing around a bottle or bottles, that could well be sufficient to support the charge. Your daughter should probably consult an attorney prior to her hearing.
- Carl
raskalnikov
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Oops. Confused citation with Civil Infraction. .. Wow, my Bad.
CdwJava
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No prob ... it happens to all of us! 
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