kevandcher
New Member
Our son, who was 17 in June, has just received a minor in possession/consumption citation. The officer did administer a breathalyzer test and the reading was .03. Our son was released to our custody that night and given a date to report to the court. At this point, we are not sure if this will be considered a first or second offese. He did received a MIP citation last September.
The county he was in has a "Diversion Program" that is designed to offer young people the opportunity to learn from their mistake without permenant damage to their their future. (Which he, obviously, did not!) They are required to pay a $100 administration fee, attend a victims impact panel and write an apology letter to their parents. All record of this is kept strictly with the diversion officer and nothing is actually sent through the courts nor is the state notified. As long as they complete all of these things and are not involved in anything like this again for a year, the records are destroyed as if it never happened. As I said, he received the citation in September, but did not complete the final step in this program until November. I don't know if it is still on file, or not.
The county he was in has a "Diversion Program" that is designed to offer young people the opportunity to learn from their mistake without permenant damage to their their future. (Which he, obviously, did not!) They are required to pay a $100 administration fee, attend a victims impact panel and write an apology letter to their parents. All record of this is kept strictly with the diversion officer and nothing is actually sent through the courts nor is the state notified. As long as they complete all of these things and are not involved in anything like this again for a year, the records are destroyed as if it never happened. As I said, he received the citation in September, but did not complete the final step in this program until November. I don't know if it is still on file, or not.
