PA section 6308 Underage drinking. Any Advice?

[thevisualiza247]

Hello I am 20 years old, and I was recently involved in an traffic stop incident regarding me and four other inviduals where I recevied a (PA) 6308- underage drinking. The issuing officer said he smelled beer, asked us to get out of the vehicle, and began taking our information. There was no alcohol in the vehicle, We were not given PBT's or any type of sobriety test, was not asked If I was drinking, but two other's were and stated that they have been ( one of which was the driver). I also did not have identification on me at the time and the officer simply wrote my name and adress on a notepad. We were then taken to the station, where I was released and asked to find another ride. About four days after the incident is when I recieved this incident I recieved the 6308 summary to court document in the mail.

I was wondering If this is enough to incriminate me of this crime? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

 

[FlyingRon]

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[mistoffolees]

Hello I am 20 years old, and I was recently involved in an traffic stop incident regarding me and four other inviduals where I recevied a (PA) 6308- underage drinking. The issuing officer said he smelled beer, asked us to get out of the vehicle, and began taking our information. There was no alcohol in the vehicle, We were not given PBT's or any type of sobriety test, was not asked If I was drinking, but two other's were and stated that they have been ( one of which was the driver). I also did not have identification on me at the time and the officer simply wrote my name and adress on a notepad. We were then taken to the station, where I was released and asked to find another ride. About four days after the incident is when I recieved this incident I recieved the 6308 summary to court document in the mail.

I was wondering If this is enough to incriminate me of this crime? Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

If you're charged with a crime, then you have three options:

1. Contact a local attorney to see about contesting it.
2. Just plead guilty and pay the fine - and have a record.
3. Do nothing (which is a serious mistake)

So are you actually being charged with anything? If so, I would choose option #1. The statute reads "(a) Offense defined.-- A person commits a summary offense if he, being less than 21 years of age, attempts to purchase, purchases, consumes, possesses or knowingly and intentionally transports any liquor or malt or brewed beverages, as defined in section 6310.6 (relating to definitions)."

If you didn't do any of those things, you should have a good chance of getting off. Pay particular attention to the 'possesses or knowingly and intentionally transports' part - since they may be defined differently than you might think.