Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

I am desperately seeking an answer , so I hope you will respond. My boyfriend has a prior DUI and I think one other misdemeanor in his past . His DUI is more recent and he has been put on probation for that . A few days ago apparently he was pulled over for driving without a license since it was suspended or revoked due to DUI. His mom tells me he is in jail but will not give me any other information. However I called all the county jails he possibly could be held in and they said his name was not in the system and they didn't have him in custody. I just don't understand . My question is ... Is there any possibility of him not being in the systems but really being somewhere in custody? I want to believe it's not a lie, but the more i research and try to find him the less I see it as being true .

I hope to hear back ,


Asked on 9/28/14, 12:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Zadik Shapiro Law Offices of C. Zadik Shapiro

It's possible that when he was arrested he gave a false name. When one is arrested they take the arrestee's fingerprints and quickly find out the person's real name but he may have been booked under a false name. On a previous arrest he may have given a false name and he may be booked under that aka. It is also possible that he was booked under the name that is on his birth certificate and he goes by a different name. Another possibility is that he is on probation out of county and that he was transferred to the county where he is on probation. Jail's are notorious for getting names wrong.

Good luck.

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Answered on 9/28/14, 9:50 am


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