Q: Will I get a MIP?
I am 18 years old and live in Idaho. I was walking back to my dorm from a party and passed out, and someone saw my friend helping me walk/carry me and called an ambulance. I was taken to the hospital and had a BAC of .36. A police officer came and talked to me when I was in the hospital and asked me what happened, and I told her that I was drinking at a house I did not remember, and she said that they were not going to file an investigation and that this is a welfare checkup or something like that. She did not mention anything about me getting charged. Should I expect a citation in the mail or am I off the hook or have amnesty of some sort?
A: They do not have to use anything that you might have said. The facts speak for themselves, you had a bac of .36. That is quite dangerous. Why should you not get a criminal charge? You are obviously a danger to yourself. Now, should the criminal justice system step in and force you to get help? Certainly, if it will avoid your death.
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