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Richmond, Virginia VCU Student Underage Possession of Alcohol DISMISSED
Daniel Leavitt • Nov 08, 2018
Richmond, VA Underage Possession of Alcohol is a Misdemeanor If you are convicted of this charge there will be: permanent criminal record that never goes away and can never be expunged mandatory fines mandatory license suspension alcohol classes and probation Read about Underage Possession of Alcohol here. There is a First Offender Program, but We[...] The post Richmond, Virginia VCU Student Underage Possession of Alcohol DISMISSED appeared first on Leavitt & Martin.
Richmond, VA Underage Possession of Alcohol is a Misdemeanor
If you are convicted of this charge there will be:
- permanent criminal record that never goes away and can never be expunged
- mandatory fines
- mandatory license suspension
- alcohol classes and probation
There is a First Offender Program, but We Can Usually DO BETTER
There is a first offender program for college students charged with underage possession of alcohol. But it is not ideal. If you do the program, you are likely looking at:
- paying a fine/costs
- must enter a plea on the record
- the court must find evidence is sufficient on the record for a finding of guilt, but they withhold actually finding you guilty (doing this means you cannot expunge it)
- possible probation, ASAP costs
- put on probation
- license suspension
- when all is said and done, you cannot expunge the record of this
- there is a record of this dismissal to the extent you cannot do first offender again
A Better Option
We can often get college students in Richmond a result that involves the following:
- results in a complete and full dismissal of the charge
- no license suspension
- no record
- no fine
- no court costs
- not on probation
- no need to enter a plea
- the record is expungable
- technically if you violate this again, you can get the same result (we have had a client retain us twice)
Here is what it looks like while the case is pending:
Better Result
This is a better result. You do not have to disclose this on almost any background check because you were presumed innocent, charged with an offense, never entered a plea and then it just got dismissed with no fine or costs or consequences.
So if you can get this result, it is a great option. And we can often negotiate this for students at VCU, University of Richmond, John Tyler, and others. Call today for a free consultation.
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