You can receive legal advice concerning:

• Landlord/Tenant Law: apartment leases, rental property, and tenant rights
• Criminal Law: any legal matter that could result in criminal charges
• Family Law: marriage, divorce, and child custody and support
• Contract Law: contractual obligations
• Employment Law: employee rights and responsibilities
• Consumer Protection Law: service or repair performance
• Notary Public Service: notarized acknowledgment of signatures

If it is a first offense in San Marcos, the fine is $400 plus you will have to take an alcohol awareness court which will be an additional $65.

Yes, if you only have one offense, you have the statutory permission to get it expunged. This won’t happen on its own though – you must take the needed steps to make it happen.

Yes. As long as you haven’t taken it in the past year you are eligible.  Not eligible? You can also request a deferred disposition to keep it off your record.

You can request defensive driving  (driving safety course under Art. 45.0511 of the TX Code of Criminal Procedure) if your speed was under 95 mph or more than 25 mph over the posted speed limit. The court should give you 90 days to complete the course (do it early so it doesn’t fall off the radar!)

Under the TX Penal Code, this is considered “Online Impersonation” and can be punished as a 3^rd degree felony. Contact your police department and file a report so the courts can order it taken down.

Administrative License Revocation hearings are held by the TX Department of Public Safety and are civil proceedings that determine whether or not your driver’s license will be suspended.  You only have 15 days to request a hearing, so if there was a chance the officer made a mistake in stopping you or you have questions about the stop, request the hearing and see an attorney – you can always tell DPS at a later date that you no longer want it should you choose to do that.

In Texas, a charge of PODP is a Class C misdemeanor (equivalent of a parking ticket) – but be careful – if you just plead guilty, that is considered a conviction and can mean a loss of your financial aid.  At least request a deferred disposition if you can.

If it was within your reach, yes.

You might want to look into getting the arrest and subsequent charges expunged. If the process is successful, it should not show up on background checks and by law you can deny that you had ever been arrested. Check with an attorney if you are eligible!

Yes. If the owner of a property tells you that entry is forbidden and you enter the property anyhow, then you can be charged with Criminal Trespass and is a misdemeanor.