This is a very common question with a complicated answer. The law has been changing a lot over the last few years and although the standard advice years ago was to ask to "plead it down" to Disorderly Conduct, that advice is now not always the best if you would like to keep your record clean. Read the full details here: http://fairlielaw.net/practice-areas/underage-drinking/
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