here's what happen when I got a MIP.

The cop said he should ahve taken me to jail--that is the normal protocol that they do. I was 20 when I was given the MIP just two months before turning 21. I went to court and was given I think 40 hours of community service and had to attend a DUI course.

Do that and you will be fine.

If you are 17/18 then you may need to take your parents to court with you. I went to court when I was already 21. The judge asked if my parents had already known that I received the MIP I said they knew and she was fine with it. She meerly told me I was at the wrong place at the wrong time. There where younger highschoolers there that also got MIP (Different party I guess) she was a little more "scare the shit out of them" type attitude.

Take your mom or dad to court with you. Start doing community service. Go ahead and sign up for a DUI class. By doing this the judge will be really impressed. And you also get 6 months of probation.

Good luck