What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
I live in florida and last weekend by friends and I were boarded by the coastguard on my family's boat. We are all 18 with the exception of one friend who is 21 and brought a six pack of beer on board. Ultimately, my 21 year old friend, who was driving the boat when we were boarded ,was cited for having an expired fire extinguisher, but I was cited for underage possesion of alcohol. They said they had observed me throwing away a bottle of beer into the hold, which I had done. When I saw them, I threw away an empty beer bottle, but it was not mine and I had not been drinking. they did not give, nor offer a breathalizer. My question is this. I have hired an attorney to fight this, but he told me that had I just paid the fine, which I thought about doing, I would have received notification in the mail that my driver's license had been suspended for TWO YEARS! I have never been in trouble with the law and have no record of any kind and find this a little hard to accept. Please advise. And what chances do you I have in this case?
I live in florida and last weekend by friends and I were boarded by the coastguard on my family's boat. We are all 18 with the exception of one friend who is 21 and brought a six pack of beer on board. Ultimately, my 21 year old friend, who was driving the boat when we were boarded ,was cited for having an expired fire extinguisher, but I was cited for underage possesion of alcohol. They said they had observed me throwing away a bottle of beer into the hold, which I had done. When I saw them, I threw away an empty beer bottle, but it was not mine and I had not been drinking. they did not give, nor offer a breathalizer. My question is this. I have hired an attorney to fight this, but he told me that had I just paid the fine, which I thought about doing, I would have received notification in the mail that my driver's license had been suspended for TWO YEARS! I have never been in trouble with the law and have no record of any kind and find this a little hard to accept. Please advise. And what chances do you I have in this case?