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Alcohol

My roommates went grocery shopping one day and they purchased a few cases of beer. Not knowing that they had not taken it out of the trunk, I took the car out. I was pulled over for speeding and when i went to get my bag out of the trunk to retrieve my license the police officer saw the beer. He wrote me a ticket and said I have a court date. What will happen?

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  Kenneth D. Brown, Esq.

  A conviction for simple Underage Possession of Alcohol will not, in and of itself, generate a suspension and should not be reported to DDS. If it is reported, DDS will assume that it is a charge of possession of an alcoholic beverage by a person under the age of 21 while operating a motor vehicle.However, the court does have the authority, as a matter of probation, to:

   

  issue a court-ordered suspension at the time of disposition (the court should notify DDS when it reports the disposition).in accordance with O.C.G.A. §3-3-23.1(g), order the defendant to complete a DDS approved DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program within 120 days of conviction (the court should not notify DDS at the time of disposition, but should subsequently submit a report of the disposition and the court-ordered suspension if the defendant does not complete the program within 120 days).

   

  If you seek additional assistance or would like to speak with an attorney please call us at 404-766-8002 and ask for Ken Brown or e-mail kenbrown@laylawlegal.com 

  
  

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