When it comes to underage DUI charges in Darien, teenagers are charged as adults even if they are 16 or 17. All DUI charges report to Superior Court and adult court. However, the courtroom is sealed and a person’s record is sealed so it will not be made available to the public or to the newspapers and it will not be made public in the clerk’s office. It is a sealed file so thankfully, even though a person is underage, they will be protected from negative publicity.