Legal Question in DUI Law in California

Too bad you wound up with a DUI conviction on your record. Almost certainly you would not be arrested if you go to court. If you like life as a fugitive, just move out of state. Depending how far away you move, when you get pulled over at some inconvenient time with your new hot BF or GF in the car you would either be arrested and shipped back to California, or you would be arrested and let go because California can't afford the bus fare. Either way your passenger will be peeved.

As long as your DUI was a misdemeanor, not a felony, California is NOT going to have you shipped back if you are stopped in another state.

However, the DUI is going to follow you around, and will probably make it impossible for you to get a drivers license in your new home state. California DMV will suspend your license due to the warrant and your failure to complete the DUI program, and most other states will honor that suspension.

I've seen people lose their licenses, years later and without warning, due to unresolved issues with an old DUI in another state.

You've screwed around with the classes long enough. Take care of this before you leave California because it would be a real nightmare to deal with it from across the country.

For you to handle this, you must turn yourself into the court, with or without an attorney, and negotiate a new plea bargain on the outstanding charges and the new warrant. Doing so voluntarily will result in a better outcome than you being brought in cuffs to court after arrest on the warrant. That will happen if you come in contact with law enforcement or customs anywhere. Your attorney can appear in court without you being present, and any plea bargain deal could be handled by notarized paperwork. Any fines could be paid by mail. If you're serious about getting legal help doing so, feel free to contact me.