What to do if I got charged with underage consumption, the cop left, then came back and forced me to let him change the citation?
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What to do if I got charged with underage consumption, the cop left, then came back and forced me to let him change the citation?
He wrote down the wrong ordinance code on it, he wrote it for DUI, and then gave me no choice but to let him change it to underage consumption after he came back about a hour after originally writing it, said he had to change it because he messed it up, and he had already threaten’d to take me to jail for disorderly conduct earlier that night when I wasn’t being disorderly, can I get the charges dropped if I provide a picture of the citation before he altered it compared to it now?
Asked on May 25, 2012 under Criminal Law, Ohio
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
The best way to try and get the underage consumption of alcohol charge against you resolved is for you to consult with a criminal defense attorney to assist you with the matter.
The alteration of the citation that you have written about should have no impact with respect to the charge against you for the simple fact that an arresting officer under the law has the ability to amend the report/citation for the district attorney's office to file charges.
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