Teens and DUI

Every day in Fulton County Georgia, teen offenders and offenders under age 21 are charged with minor in possession of alcohol charges, underage consumption of alcohol, and DUI charges. In addition, certain traffic offenses, like reckless driving, have elevated consequnces for young drivers and can lead to suspension of a underage drivers license. That is what a Fulton County MIP (short for minor in possession) or Atlanta DUI lawyer is important. A Fulton County conviction is on your record forver. Law offices in Georgia get calls on the time from people trying to get their record expunged or wiped clean years after their guilty pleas. Unfortunately, under Georgia law as it now stands, a conviction can never be erased. The time to challenge a case is before you go to court on it. In Fulton County, if you are under the age of 17, you can be charged with a DUI or an MIP or underage consumption of alcohol charge, but you are charged as a juvenile. Atlanta juvenile court has some protections for the records of young offenders, but your drivers license and driving record may be affected. If you are aged 17 or older, you will be charged in the regular court system for adults. A DUI charge in Atlanta, GA is considered a per se (or against the law alcohol concentration) if it is a .02. This is a very low level of alcohol. As no person wants a life long DUI record, it is particularly damaging to an underage offender who is likely yet to be established in their career.

Call Fulton County DUI lawyer Richard Lawson. Richard has been defending underage drivers in Atlanta and the greater Fulton Co. area for years and gets his clients the best results available. Call Mr. Lawson and his talented staff of DUI attorneys and MIP lawyers today to discuss your case.