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College Prowler Take
Ever since a very tragic overdose incident a few years back, UGA and the Athens-Clarke County Police Department has drastically changed their policy on underage drinking. To the point, the ACC police are predatory and will not skip a beat in arresting you if you are underage and drunk. During freshman orientation, you will be frequently reminded of the punishment for underage drinking. No matter what, if you are caught with two alcohol offenses while under 21, UGA will suspend you from school for the fall and spring semesters. Nearly everyone who is arrested for underage drinking goes through this systematic thing called “Pre-Trial Intervention.” You do 20 hours of community service, pay $500, go on probation for six months, and complete 8-10 hours of a drug and alcohol program. The student newspaper recently conducted an investigative report concluding that, of all the public universities in the South, UGA had the strictest policy on alcohol. Naturally, if you get caught with a fake ID, as it is in every state, it is a felony offense, so be careful. Please. We want you to graduate in at least five years! Everything’s not all doom and gloom, though, as most UGA deans are. Also, if cops bust a party, most of the time, at worst, they’ll issue a noise violation, and the party usually continues afterwards. Police and University officials are pretty lax on all offenses on game days, too. Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
The campus police are not really...
The campus police are not really too strict with drug/alcohol policies. A lot just depends on the officer you happen to come into contact with. I’ve heard of a large number of people getting arrested or having their IDs taken away, but I’ve also heard of a lot of people getting by with just a warning. So, though the policies may suggest strict enforcement of the rules, I’m not sure that will always happen. On game days in particular, so many people are drinking that it would be near impossible to catch every underage drinker out there. So, I think the police admit defeat, and are particularly lax in these kinds of situations. |
ayakhou says: University of Georgia 2015 Business |
If you get caught with anything...
If you get caught with anything alcohol related for the first time, you get arrested and thrown in jail with complete scum for about eight to 24 hours. They charge you $500 to get out of there and assign you a court date. Then UGA comes after you, too, and puts you on probation for 1.5 years. At court, they give you an additional fine, put you on probation for six months, make you meet with an officer once a month, assign you 20 hours of community service, suspend your license (yes, even if you weren't driving), and lastly, you have to write a ridiculous 1,000 word essay to the judge.
Campus Strictness: December 03, 2008
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Anonymous says: |
The cops don’t really come into...
The cops don’t really come into the dorms unless there’s something huge going on, so the main person you’ll have to deal with, and hide stuff from, will be your RA. Most of them are cool, but I’ve heard of some that are real jerks. |
Anonymous says: |
The thing that sucks about the...
The thing that sucks about the campus police is if they catch you doing something, (as opposed to the Athens cops), it gets reported in The Red and Black. That can obviously be pretty embarrassing. |
Anonymous says: |
I do not have personal experience...
I do not have personal experience with this, but for the most part, the police want you to be considerate of others. If you are caught downtown underage with alcohol, consequences definitely follow. |
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- Trying to smuggle alcohol into football games
- Driving on Sanford Drive during weekdays
- Making too much noise in your dorm
- Downloading copyrighted materials
- Smoking pot in the dorms
- Underage drinking
- Parking illegally
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