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Common MIP / MIC Myths
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Myth 2: If I just pay the MIC/MIP fine, I won't ever have to deal with it again.
This is probably the next most common misconception about MIP and MIC. I have found that some people think that since these are class C offenses they are no more serious than a traffic ticket. Let's face it, unless you get more than one traffic ticket a year, a traffic ticket may only be nothing more than a nuisance. This is absolutely not true with MIP/MIC.
First of all, just outright paying the fine on an MIP/MIC is receiving a conviction for the offense. Second, it is not just a fine, you will also have at least a 30 day suspension of your driver's license. Third, should you receive another MIP or MIC before you turn 21, it can and most definitely will come back to haunt you.
A second offense involves a 60 day license suspension and a fine. This doesn't sound like a big deal, but realize this, if you get a third, it becomes a class B misdemeanor offense carrying up to 180 days in jail! The other thing to realize is that any other MIP/MICs you may have completed deferred disposition for can be treated as convictions and used to enhance your level of punishment. That is yet another reason why it is important to expunge a MIP/MIC immediately upon completion of deferred disposition.