Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

disorderly conduct non traffic summons

My 17 year old was at a party where there was underage drinking. Police were called due to noise. Officers only cited them with disorderly conduct because they were polite to police. I plan on fighting the disorderly charges at DJ level. Can the citing officer then change, add or amend the charges to underage drinking?


Asked on 10/11/07, 9:58 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Douglas Sughrue Attorneys Crosby & Sughrue

Re: disorderly conduct non traffic summons

Yes, the officer has the ability to withdraw the DC and file an underage drinking which would expose your child to loss of license etc. Normally, when a child is cited for underage, if he in fact was drinking and the case is strong, we try to change the charge to DC.

Good luck, but remember that underage drinking has a penalty that gets worse the more you get convicted.

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Answered on 10/11/07, 10:21 am


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