Because of a life of being an alcoholic I have misdemeanor warrants all over the country?

Question

I dont drink any more and I'm trying to get my life in order I never realy got into allot of trouble but I did do allot of traveling and racked up little mistermeaner warrents all over the place and I have to say all the petty things that I did can really add up .I have thought about it and short of spending the rest of my life traveling from place to place sitting in jail their isn't much that can be done .Is their some way to change my identity enough to were I can at least get a job with out my employer finding out about all this stuff.Because of the internet it seams to be a little to easy these day's for just about anyone with your name and birth date to do a full back ground check on you.Wich really I feel realy is a bad break for someone trying to turn thing's around.It seems people in this world seem to think that it is hard to get in a scape with the law.I guess some people have just been lucky.Advice is appreciated even ideas on getting under the table job's would help

Answer 1

Pay your debt to society first, then you can do all the turning you wish.

Answer 2

If i were you i would get with a good attorney, have him help you track down the most serious warrants and to try to work out deals to take care of these without spending time in jail. If you honestly have changed your life and are trying to make a fresh start there is nothing that society can gain by locking you up for small misdemeanors and at the same time, you will never be able to finish making a clean start having to worry about the police picking you up over some warrant from 5 years ago everytime you get pulled over for speeding. Really, try to straighten up your past to the best of your ability before you move onto your future. There is no way you can hide for the rest of your life from these warrants, eventually you will get picked up somewhere.
Good luck.

Answer 3

I used to work for a Private Investigator in college and all I did was run background checks on people for employment. Hundreds every month. There is not much you can do about it. As long as your information was entered correctly your name and every alias you ever gave will appear. Even false names you give will appear.

I was also a police officer for a little while and I have been to court a few times. Most of the misdemeanors are not really punished. I would recommend that you call the respective courts and find out the current disposition and tell them you are willing to come clear up the warrant. For most misdemeanors you won't need an attorney and you can just show up to the court.

I used to chat with the judges between sessions and I can assure you that they are human. What they are sick of is the people they see everyday who don't care or lie about what they did. Wear a suit, be very respectful, tell them you have changed your life and you are trying to get a new start, if you have been to any kind of rehab bring documentation to show them you have done so.

The court would rather see you as a productive member of society than sitting in jail using up public funds. ($60 a night in the county jail where I took people). Plead no contest to all the charges and put yourself at the mercy of the court.

I don't know what charges you are facing but for the most part you are probably looking at restitution and fines. The court will even help you with a payment plan. Tell the court you are taking care of all the warrants from your past and you will need time to correct your mistakes.

Sit down and write out what you want the court to know about how you are trying to start over and have rehabilitated yourself. Stress how you are trying to start a new job and life and need to clear all this up to move on. Tell them that correcting the things in your past is part of your rehab. Keep it to one paragraph, maybe two. Own up and accept responsibility and you will get let off easily. Especially if you are turning yourself in voluntarily.

Most guys got off for $50 in fines for simple alcohol related incidents. (Minor in possession, False ID, etc.).

Also check and see if you can do court by closed circuit TV from a local courthouse. Our courts did that so that you won't have to drive all around.

You can always try this with one of the cases and see what kind of response you get.

Good Luck, Glad to see you are turning yourself around.

Answer 4

The three things that are used to check on someone are Name, Date of Birth, and Social Security number. Two of these you can change yourself, your name and your date of birth. Your SS# is issued, and the only way to do this would be to claim that you have recently arrived from elsewhere, and apply under a new name.

Answer 5

As someone in recovery myself, I wish you the best. But I would suggest coming clean. I would suggest that you get some reference letters from people who are aware of what you dealt with (in terms of your addiction). Then consult a lawyer as to what steps you should take in order to appropriately deal with your legal troubles.

You have come a long way. As you should know, being dishonest was a major aspect of your existence while in your addiction. You should at all costs avoid having any skeletons in your closet and do the right thing. It is a perfect scenario for relapse.

Best of luck.

Answer 6

Here in Canada, if you have warrants in different provinces you can contact a lawyer and have all the charges brought to one jurisdiction. It will give you an opportunity to plead guilty to them all, do your time and get one with your life. Perhaps you can do this in the US?
This is a much better option than identity theft. Face up to your past and move ahead.

Answer 7

if it has been quite a bit of years you might try exspongement(I know thats not the way it's spelled but you say it just like i spelled it) and this takes certain things off of your record