Long story short, almost got a DUI, but blew a .07 when I took the official breathalyzer test at the police station. The cop decided to cut me a break and only charge me with driving without my headlights on at night (I immediately caught this mistake when I merged onto ffx county parkway since it is super dark, but it was too late - the cop was right there).

My summons says I violated section 82-1-6/46.2-1030. 82-1-6 means it is a prepayable offense and 46.2-1030 is "failure to display headlights at night or during time of poor visibility". This would just be considered an infraction, right?

What has me worried is that my summons says CLASS T MISDEMEANOR. I'm assuming T stands for traffic, but when I looked up misdemeanors in Virginia they go from 1-4. Has anyone ever heard of a class T misdemeanor??

I also did not have to post bail or anything so is this just a typo and not a misdemeanor charge? And if it is a prepayable offense then why do I need to go to court? I have tried searching online to see if this charge shows up so I could pay it, but it may be too soon, as this just happened on Friday night.

Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175 which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite girl and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk at the court to figure out if this is really a misdemeanor charge.

We need pics before we can continue.

haha

It probably is to your advantage to just let the weight error stick in a potential alcohol case...

You may be right, but it just makes me wonder if they messed up when doing my paperwork. The cop straight up said she wouldn't charge me for DUI and the summons does not say anything about DUI/alcohol so how is having your lights off a misdemeanor?

Where do you see "Class T Misdemeanor"?

But if the cop just gave you a ticket then that's what it is. Prepay and be done with it.

Well since I was at the station, the cop had to speak to the magistrate about my case and he said it is up to her whether or not to charge me. That's when she said she would cut me a break and when he printed out this summons that is for general district court. On the left side it says I need to appear in court to answer on the lights being off charge and it says Class T Misdemeanor on the right side of the paper below my personal information. They both said the lights off charge is much less serious/less costly and will not require a lawyer...but if it really is a misdemeanor I'm thinking maybe I should talk to a lawyer. I don't want a misdemeanor on my record as I am trying to keep my security clearance.

you should be charged with drink driving and have your license confiscated.

You are incredibly lucky, and I wouldn't question ANYTHING on your citation...

Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175 which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite girl and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk at the court to figure out if this is really a misdemeanor charge.


You skate on a DWI charge and you're wasting time pondering how the cop said you weigh more than you actually do?

You are a female moron.

ne Wrote:
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> Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175
> which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite girl
> and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk at
> the court to figure out if this is really a
> misdemeanor charge.

You're one of the dopiest cunts I've seen post here lately. Hopefully next time it'll be straight to the slammer.

Kilton Wrote:
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> ne Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175
> > which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite
> girl
> > and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk
> at
> > the court to figure out if this is really a
> > misdemeanor charge.
>
> You're one of the dopiest cunts I've seen post
> here lately. Hopefully next time it'll be straight
> to the slammer.


Kilton, your act is quite stale now.

I am not offended by the incorrect weight. I only stated that part because I think the misdemeanor part might be a mistake as well.

Wing tipsss, please, always wings tips. Please....wingtips

ne Wrote:
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> Long story short, almost got a DUI, but blew a .07
> when I took the official breathalyzer test at the
> police station. The cop decided to cut me a break
> and only charge me with driving without my
> headlights on at night (I immediately caught this
> mistake when I merged onto ffx county parkway
> since it is super dark, but it was too late - the
> cop was right there).
>
> My summons says I violated section
> 82-1-6/46.2-1030. 82-1-6 means it is a prepayable
> offense and 46.2-1030 is "failure to display
> headlights at night or during time of poor
> visibility". This would just be considered an
> infraction, right?
>
> What has me worried is that my summons says CLASS
> T MISDEMEANOR. I'm assuming T stands for traffic,
> but when I looked up misdemeanors in Virginia they
> go from 1-4. Has anyone ever heard of a class T
> misdemeanor??
>
> I also did not have to post bail or anything so is
> this just a typo and not a misdemeanor charge? And
> if it is a prepayable offense then why do I need
> to go to court? I have tried searching online to
> see if this charge shows up so I could pay it, but
> it may be too soon, as this just happened on
> Friday night.
>
> Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175
> which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite girl
> and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk at
> the court to figure out if this is really a
> misdemeanor charge.


Wow, you are the definition of stupid. You embody everything that is wrong with this area. You luck out on a DUI, which is terrible cause now you'll think that you'll always get away with it and drive drunk more often. You should kiss that cops ass and perhaps even give him a reach-around cause you should have been arrested. Then we wouldn't be hearing from your dumb ass why it says on your paperwork that you weight 175 pounds instead of the 145 pounds you do weigh. We wouldn't be hearing about it because it would be the least of your problems right now. You'd be looking for an excellent "Drunk Driving" Attorney to reduce your sentence instead of this bullshit about your fucking weight.

Also, I passed the field sobriety tests just fine. I was not drunk off my ass or anything and I definitely know when I am incapable of driving - I definitely thought I was good to drive this time. Unfortunately, the initial breathalyzer said otherwise. When I got to the station, I noticed everyone else they brought in looked fucked up and red in the face. I sat there perfectly still waiting to take the official breathalyzer.

And yes, I know I am extremely lucky! I thanked the arresting officer profusely. She gave me the lesser charge since I passed the official breathalyzer and she saw that I had a security clearance and nothing on my record.

You are all misunderstanding why I posted about the incorrect weight. And of course I will try to question the summons since the charge given is considered an infraction. I have no problem paying for it, but I do not want to have a misdemeanor charge on my record if that's not what it really is. I will hire a lawyer if I have to.

I am not stupid, I just made a dumb mistake. I honestly did not consider myself to be incapable of driving that night. I don't drive fucked up like a lot of people in this area do (and a lot of people drive like fucking idiots while sober to begin with).

And hell fucking no, I don't consider this an excuse to drive around after drinking more often, you're the fucking idiot. Now I am super paranoid and will be purchasing a breathalyzer.

but lol @ 145lbs.

...and I guess nobody has even heard of a class T misdemeanor since nobody has said anything about that

ne Wrote:
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> I am not stupid, I just made a dumb mistake. I
> honestly did not consider myself to be incapable
> of driving that night. I don't drive fucked up
> like a lot of people in this area do (and a lot of
> people drive like fucking idiots while sober to
> begin with).
>
> And hell fucking no, I don't consider this an
> excuse to drive around after drinking more often,
> you're the fucking idiot. Now I am super paranoid
> and will be purchasing a breathalyzer.
>
> but lol @ 145lbs.



Best solution to your intoxicated driving problem is to simply have a designated driver. Someone who's had NOTHING to drink.

Guess what, just because you didn't get a DWI doesn't mean that if you get into an accident (doesn't matter if it's your fault or not) and you've got alcohol in your system you're going to get charged. Doesn't matter if you are below 0.08.

Just ask the crane operator who is being charged with 5 manslaughter charges due to that building collapse. If he hadn't had tested positive for a small amount of substances he would NOT have been charged.

If you are as skinny as you claim then why do you give a shit if I said you were 145 pounds. Me thinks ye protests too much.

I can guarantee you that you don't need to buy a breathalizer while at the same time having full certainty that you won't get charged if you simply don't drink and fucking drive.

I hope you're telling the truth and you are too paranoid to drive drunk again. Given the fact that you're talking about buying a breathalizer I'm guessing that's just lip service for the here and now. Wouldn't need a breathalizer if you were serious about not driving while impaired.

Could that 'T' be a '1'?...

Pipa Wrote:
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> Best solution to your intoxicated driving problem
> is to simply have a designated driver. Someone
> who's had NOTHING to drink.
>
> Guess what, just because you didn't get a DWI
> doesn't mean that if you get into an accident
> (doesn't matter if it's your fault or not) and
> you've got alcohol in your system you're going to
> get charged. Doesn't matter if you are below
> 0.08.
>
> Just ask the crane operator who is being charged
> with 5 manslaughter charges due to that building
> collapse. If he hadn't had tested positive for a
> small amount of substances he would NOT have been
> charged.
>
> If you are as skinny as you claim then why do you
> give a shit if I said you were 145 pounds. Me
> thinks ye protests too much.
>
> I can guarantee you that you don't need to buy a
> breathalizer while at the same time having full
> certainty that you won't get charged if you simply
> don't drink and fucking drive.
>
> I hope you're telling the truth and you are too
> paranoid to drive drunk again. Given the fact that
> you're talking about buying a breathalizer I'm
> guessing that's just lip service for the here and
> now. Wouldn't need a breathalizer if you were
> serious about not driving while impaired.

Stop with the hyperbole. There is a MAJOR fucking difference between having 1 or 2 beers and driving an hour later and being smashed getting behind the wheel. You have selective outrage here. What if the girl was a .01? Would that be absolutely unacceptable in your mind too? What about tired drivers, truckers who spend 18 hours driving, people chatting on the phone, fucking with the radio, talking to other occupants in the vehicle?

But I know you will respond with outrage to my post. You must work for MADD and are one of those types who think someone cannot even have a buzz and drive. Did you know that the initial effects of alcohol actually increase awareness and response of the individual? Did you? Probably not, you are hard over on anti-drunk driving to the point that someone cannot even have one sip of beer then drive.


GO FUCK YOURSELF!

haha I don't give a shit that you said I was 145lbs. Reading your reaction just proves you said it in attempt to offend me - I just thought it was funny. I also NEVER said I was skinny. 122lbs at my height isn't skinny FYI.

And no, it's not just lip service. I usually cut myself off and just drink water and know when I am capable of driving (or else just sleep over wherever I am, if possible), but now that I've come this close it doesn't matter if I think I am OK to drive - this is where a breathalyzer comes into play. I would rather know for sure that I am under the limit for those instances where I do need to drive.

Why the hell do people on here get so fuckin angry? Maybe I just worded my original post wrong, but I didn't mean to come off sounding like I'm wreckless/unthankful/stupid and just care about my weight, good lawd!

Again, the only reason I am questioning my summons is because I want to make sure I don't have a misdemeanor on my record. I want to keep my current security clearance and ensure I do not have problems in the future with renewing it. I'm assuming it's not really a misdemeanor because the charging officer said she gave me the lesser charge so it would not mess with my clearance. I am just hoping she was correct.

Also, I'm definitely sure it is a T and not a 1. Class 1 Misdemeanor is the worst charge and would require jail time - which doesn't make any sense with my infraction charge listed on the summons. From my research, if I had gotten a DUI, it would be a first time offense and would be a Class 4 misdemeanor.

yer mother sucks cocks in hell Wrote:
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> Stop with the hyperbole. There is a MAJOR fucking
> difference between having 1 or 2 beers and driving
> an hour later and being smashed getting behind the
> wheel. You have selective outrage here. What if
> the girl was a .01? Would that be absolutely
> unacceptable in your mind too? What about tired
> drivers, truckers who spend 18 hours driving,
> people chatting on the phone, fucking with the
> radio, talking to other occupants in the vehicle?
>
>
> But I know you will respond with outrage to my
> post. You must work for MADD and are one of those
> types who think someone cannot even have a buzz
> and drive. Did you know that the initial effects
> of alcohol actually increase awareness and
> response of the individual? Did you? Probably
> not, you are hard over on anti-drunk driving to
> the point that someone cannot even have one sip of
> beer then drive.
>
> GO FUCK YOURSELF!

Another well-reasoned argument from a guy who is probably on his third DUI. And drunk right now. I love the rationalization - alcohol makes you drive better! Impeccable logic.

Drink all you want at home, asshole. Just don't go out and drive and make the rest of us your targets.

Hi -
Send me an email, I'm very familiar with the Commonwealth of VA system and I'm more than willing to provide you more information, but I would also need to know more about the citation in general, which I'm sure you don't want to share on a public forum.

Please send me an email:
tcQ5D7Da2335@meltmail.com

Yes, this is a valid email - its actually a forwarding service that will forward me all emails for a 24-hour period to my actual email. I'm not stupid enough to post my REAL email address on here for everyone to spam. :)

Don't believe me, read about MeltMail:
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yer mother sucks cocks in hell Wrote:
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> Pipa Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Best solution to your intoxicated driving
> problem
> > is to simply have a designated driver. Someone
> > who's had NOTHING to drink.
> >
> > Guess what, just because you didn't get a DWI
> > doesn't mean that if you get into an accident
> > (doesn't matter if it's your fault or not) and
> > you've got alcohol in your system you're going
> to
> > get charged. Doesn't matter if you are below
> > 0.08.
> >
> > Just ask the crane operator who is being
> charged
> > with 5 manslaughter charges due to that
> building
> > collapse. If he hadn't had tested positive for
> a
> > small amount of substances he would NOT have
> been
> > charged.
> >
> > If you are as skinny as you claim then why do
> you
> > give a shit if I said you were 145 pounds. Me
> > thinks ye protests too much.
> >
> > I can guarantee you that you don't need to buy
> a
> > breathalizer while at the same time having full
> > certainty that you won't get charged if you
> simply
> > don't drink and fucking drive.
> >
> > I hope you're telling the truth and you are too
> > paranoid to drive drunk again. Given the fact
> that
> > you're talking about buying a breathalizer I'm
> > guessing that's just lip service for the here
> and
> > now. Wouldn't need a breathalizer if you were
> > serious about not driving while impaired.
>
> Stop with the hyperbole. There is a MAJOR fucking
> difference between having 1 or 2 beers and driving
> an hour later and being smashed getting behind the
> wheel. You have selective outrage here. What if
> the girl was a .01? Would that be absolutely
> unacceptable in your mind too? What about tired
> drivers, truckers who spend 18 hours driving,
> people chatting on the phone, fucking with the
> radio, talking to other occupants in the vehicle?
>
>
> But I know you will respond with outrage to my
> post. You must work for MADD and are one of those
> types who think someone cannot even have a buzz
> and drive. Did you know that the initial effects
> of alcohol actually increase awareness and
> response of the individual? Did you? Probably
> not, you are hard over on anti-drunk driving to
> the point that someone cannot even have one sip of
> beer then drive.
>
>
> GO FUCK YOURSELF!


Outrage? To your post? No no no deary, no outrage just simple pitty.

You are wrong about everything you just spent a good 15 minutes typing.

I will retract everything as soon as you show me one paper by any Scientist of note that supports your bullshit claims.

I don't care if you drink, do it till you vomit your liver up for all I care. Just keep that shit off of the same roads I drive. Cunt.

With any luck your reckless behavior will only result in your own death, that's not hyperbole, and I'll get to enjoy your stupidity on The YNC or another site that shows the brighter side of life.

One thing is certain, within 5 years your stupidity will be available for the whole world to read, see, download. "In local news a 150 pound female was scraped off of Fairfax County Parkway. Authorities believe she was demonstrating her increasingly quick reflexes that she attributed to alcohol consumption."

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let it be a "1" & not at "T"... ROTFLMAO

ne Wrote:
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> Well since I was at the station, the cop had to
> speak to the magistrate about my case and he said
> it is up to her whether or not to charge me.
> That's when she said she would cut me a break and
> when he printed out this summons that is for
> general district court. On the left side it says I
> need to appear in court to answer on the lights
> being off charge and it says Class T Misdemeanor
> on the right side of the paper below my personal
> information. They both said the lights off charge
> is much less serious/less costly and will not
> require a lawyer...but if it really is a
> misdemeanor I'm thinking maybe I should talk to a
> lawyer. I don't want a misdemeanor on my record as
> I am trying to keep my security clearance.


What you have is referred to a magistrate's summons. It is a warrant but is a summons only and not an arrest warrant. The "T" is correct. You are correct to think it is a traffic infraction only. You will not lose your security clearance for this as it will only show up on you driver's history just like any ticket would. The down side is I do not think you can prepay this and will most like have to go to court. But you can call the clerks office , I would wait a week, can see if you can prepay or not.

The "misdemeanor" is there because of the type of form it is only. Has no meaning for your charge.

Good luck.

THANK YOU for a legit answer!!!

And by the way...a DWI is a class 1 misdemeanor...the first time. A 3rd is a felony.

Depending on your BAC, you may have mandatory jail time for a 1st DWI.

Mr GFR Wrote:
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> And by the way...a DWI is a class 1
> misdemeanor...the first time. A 3rd is a felony.
>
> Depending on your BAC, you may have mandatory jail
> time for a 1st DWI.


no one asked about that

nothing to do with the question

Pipa Wrote:
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> Best solution to your intoxicated driving problem
> is to simply have a designated driver. Someone
> who's had NOTHING to drink.
>
> Guess what, just because you didn't get a DWI
> doesn't mean that if you get into an accident
> (doesn't matter if it's your fault or not) and
> you've got alcohol in your system you're going to
> get charged. Doesn't matter if you are below
> 0.08.

Unfortunately this is a very true set of statements. Sometimes there is a cab service that will come pick up young people who are drunk and drive them home. That might be something else for you to look into.

3NETp Wrote:
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> Mr GFR Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > And by the way...a DWI is a class 1
> > misdemeanor...the first time. A 3rd is a felony.
>
> >
> > Depending on your BAC, you may have mandatory
> jail
> > time for a 1st DWI.
>
>
> no one asked about that
>
> nothing to do with the question


Read the WHOLE thread dumb ass. The poster who asked the question stated in the thread that a first time DWI was a class 4 misdemeanor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=TADO4LG29bs

http://geekologie.com/2013/06/terrifying-anti-drunk-driving-campaign-i.php

Another thing is they put down that I weigh 175 which is incredibly wrong (I am a very petite girl and weigh 122). I plan on contacting the clerk at the court to figure out if this is really a misdemeanor charge.

LOLOL

you are delusional as well as stupid

Just pay the fucking ticket asshole. You'll have time to figure out technicalities in jail when you get an actual DUI; which you definitely will.

i have sucessfully tracked this and found out the judge / maj who will decide, and i emailed this entire thread to all 3 possibles.

asdfabic Wrote:
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> Pipa Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Best solution to your intoxicated driving
> problem
> > is to simply have a designated driver. Someone
> > who's had NOTHING to drink.
> >
> > Guess what, just because you didn't get a DWI
> > doesn't mean that if you get into an accident
> > (doesn't matter if it's your fault or not) and
> > you've got alcohol in your system you're going
> to
> > get charged. Doesn't matter if you are below
> > 0.08.
>
> Unfortunately this is a very true set of
> statements. Sometimes there is a cab service that
> will come pick up young people who are drunk and
> drive them home. That might be something else for
> you to look into.


Listen to the smart people OP.

Ohhh, I tought you said "MR.T in Class is Meaner"....my bad, Foool.
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You do realize you can look up your case info on the va case information website and it will state what your charge is. BTW the cop doesn't care about your security clearance if anything she should have been harder on you b/c you deal with our government secerts and I don't want a drunk who may just leak our secrets, but I guess a drunk is better with our govt secrets rather than some HS drop out/military rethread ron paul trumpin loser with our govt sercets.

judgemeplease Wrote:
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> i have sucessfully tracked this and found out the
> judge / maj who will decide, and i emailed this
> entire thread to all 3 possibles.


No you didn't. You are full of shit.

Ne, the T stands for traffic. When a magistrate issues a traffic summons it automatically pre-fills the spot on the summons. This summons is essentially the same thing as if you got a yellow copy on the side of the road from an officer. Both offenses are pre-payable.

Go to the Fairfax County GD Court page and pay it so you don't even have to go to court. If you go to court, the officer will likely mention the fact that you were a .07 and the judge might slam you with fines.

The reason that you got your summons this way was that you were already in booking but blew below a .07 Instead of charging you with the DUI the officer really did help you out by letting you go with the 2 tickets. Good luck!

If you have gold status you can get upgrades for all Y class tickets

You look like you might be pretty hot. That's probably why he let you off the hook.

Yes thank you for a legit answer... I got a summons for following too close and it says class T misdemeanor and I was just as confused! Thank u for putting my mind at ease!

I don't know about Class T, but misdemeanors from traffic violations are not included in your criminal record. Reckless driving, driving on suspended, etc. are class 1 misdemeanors, but they are not treated the same as other misdemeanors.

The T stands for twat. It means that the judge will assume that is where you are talking from if you try to plead your case.