How an Underage Drinking charge can affect your record?

In Pennsylvania, a charge of Underage Drinking can be located on a public government database.  When a student is charged with Underage Drinking, the citation and hearing is filed and heard before a Magisterial District Court in Pittsburgh.  Unable to connect to Nvidia The particular docket sheet of the case can be found on the database http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/DocketSheets/MDJ.aspx.

Many of the background search companies upload the database and either provide the information for free on their site or sell it to subscribers.   Now, many of the Internet background search companies upload the entire database from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC), so the company has the records of all persons charged in Pennsylvania before a specific request is made.

The minimum penalties for underage drinking are as follows:

• A fine of up to $500 plus court costs.

• A 90-day suspension for the first offense.

• A one (1) year suspension for the second offense.

• A two (2) year suspension for the third and subsequent offenses.