I just did one of those online legal things from the link posted here. The guy referred me to California's court forms. The form is really for convicted felons who want a reduction to misdemeanor. Or for those convicted to have something removed due to good behavior. They all ask you to check boxes about sentence and probation. I didn't get any of that. I didn't even know I was convicted of anything. Crap, I didn't even get a receipt that I paid the fine. The driving without a license charge was lumped in with a minor speeding ticket and not marked separately and there was nothing about it being criminal. The same words "driving without a license" refer to two completely different things, one a minor thing, which is what I thought, and the other relatively serious and a misdemeanor, what I ended up with without anyone letting me know at any point.

This is like having a conviction without ever being charged or having a trial. It is a miscarriage of justice. I shouldn't have to sweat it out and pay tons and maybe lose a position or whatever else could happen. This totally sucks. It's like a Kafka novel.