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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SIL just went through this with my nephew this past spring semester.

A party he was at was busted by the town police, not campus police.  All of the underage kids that the police managed to wrangle up were cited with a ticket & court date.  Those that were deemed to be too drunk to safely make it home were rounded up in the big police van that was called and they had to sober up in jail.

This was at UVA, so I'm going off of the consequences he got in VA.  They went to his court date with a lawyer.  No loss of license and apparently, at least according to his lawyer, this doesn't happen often unless the person was extremely drunk & belligerent or a repeat offender.  He had to pay a $500 fine, attend VASAP (alcohol safety & education program), attend a victim impact forum (DUI victims & relatives speak), and had to complete 90 hours of community service in 180 days.  Once my nephew completed all of the above and a certain amount of time passed, he's able to get it removed from his record.

I'd definitely go in with a lawyer who can get the judge to agree to the first time offender course of action.   [/quote]

Forgot to add, since this was at an off campus party and involved the town police, not campus police, the school was never notified.  He didn't have any academic consequences.

When I was in college, getting caught by campus police meant a ticket for $100 and your name got turned over to the dean of your school/program.  First offense, you got a stern verbal warning.  Second offense, you got an official written warning & 60 days probation & had to attend alcohol education classes.  Third offense, 2nd written warning and put on probation for 6 months.  Fourth offense, you were kicked out of on-campus housing immediately and had to go before the disciplinary committee to plead your case on why you should be allowed to stay in school.  In all of these cases, your parents almost always found out.

Getting caught by the local cops meant a much higher fine of $350 and usually a trip before the judge to get assigned some community service, but you got to keep it from your parents.

Many a drunken fight ensued over the pros & cons of getting busted by each type of cop.  Ah, college.  [/quote]

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