Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

Re: informal probation completed: how do you know?

Thank you for your posting regarding your husband's case.

Technically, yes, the failure to register, so long as it was a condition of his probation at the time of his plea, or added by a judge after plea, would be considered a violation of probation.

Information probation is considered "successful" if your husband completed all terms of probation during the time period he was on probation. I might suggest that you use an attorney to check, or check yourself, the court's records on his case, and see if at any point in the past, a failure to register note was entered, or anything similar, such as a probation violation notice. If you've moved, you may not have received timely notice if anything was mailed out, meaning that there might be a warrant out for his arrest.

Thanks again, and if you have further questions, or would like an attorney to assist, please feel free to email me directly at [email protected].