My son must serve 96 hours court ordered time for a 2nd DUI. We feel that he should continue sticking to the state order to stay home with his kids. The outbreak has me concerned about the risk it poses to him and his family? What is the right approach to take?
Contact the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center and see what they recommend. (916) 874-1927. If your son had an attorney call that individual. If it was the Public Defender call (916) 874-6417.
As mentioned, the decision is not his. Guess who wants to use the virus as an excuse not to report to jail. That's right, everyone. He should consult with his attorney or another. I would think the relatively short time to serve may make it easier to get it pushed back.
Do not take the law into your own hands. Follow the orders of the court. As the other attorneys have said, contact his attorney and contact the jail. Many counties in California have made emergency directives on how to deal with remanding into custody during this unprecedented event.
You may want to consult directly with an attorney I understand there's a very good chance that people ports they may turn him away and you may actually even wanna call the jail to see if they're taking people given the new orders
The answer is not to decide for yourselves what you think the law should be when there is likely a mechanism in place in your county. Contact his lawyer. Many of the counties have emergency orders from the presiding judge determining matters like these. If necessary, his lawyer can contact the trial court and ask for an extension on his turn-in date which will most likely be granted due to the pandemic. But do not, I repeat, do not just decide, without guidance from his attorney, to just disobey a court order.
