Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

If there is a warrant, to properly handle it, you must turn yourself into the issuing court, with or without an attorney, and try to negotiate a recall of the warrant[s] and determine and properly deal with the supposed charge[s] that caused the warrant. If it is a mistake in records, it will get cleared up. Turning yourself in voluntarily will result in a better outcome than being brought in cuffs to court after arrest on the warrant. On felony charges, the defendant must be personally present at every court hearing and appearance. On misdemeanors and infractions, your attorney can appear in court without the defendant being present. Unless you're competent to effectively represent yourself in court against a professional prosecutor trying to put you in jail, most people hire an attorney who can. If serious about hiring counsel to help in this, and if this is in SoCal courts, feel free to contact me.

I agree, turning yourself in voluntarily will generally get a better result, as will having an attorney handle it for you. That is a pretty old warrant. Hire an attorney if at all possible. Good luck!