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Help! Someone Else’s Dui Has Been Applied To My License/record!

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Location: Northern California

Names will be changed for obvious reasons.

My name is “Amanda B”. In 2020, I received a letter in the mail stating that I was being charged for a bunch of unpaid tickets. I don’t have any unpaid tickets. Turns out there is another “Amanda B” in Southern California that shares my name and birth year. Apparently, the criminal justice system or whatever mistakenly applied her crimes to my name and record. I got a hold of the ticket, contacted the authorities and county clerk office, and they noticed the mistake. I was asked to write a letter to a judge and explain the problem, and after a few months, the ticket was cleared from my name and I imagine correctly applied to the real person who it belonged.

Now 6 years later, I received another letter in the mail stating that I, “Amanda B”, have been convicted of a DUI !! It says that I have to surrender my license and pay a ton of fees. I do not drink, and I certainly don’t have a DUI. The event apparently occurred in Orange County… far away from where I live. The problem this time is that there isn’t a ticket I can get a hold of. I’ve been told I cannot contact a judge about this because it’s a criminal offense. I contacted the authorities again along with the county clerk. They confirmed its that other “Amanda B” again, but NO ONE KNOWS WHAT TO DO. They don’t understand the issue and haven’t ever seen this. I contacted a few lawyers and even they don’t know what to do. I have recently been applying to jobs after graduating and I have been getting the cold shoulder from jobs. Well now I’m thinking it’s because this other “Amanda B” has a DUI and it’s showing up on MY RECORD during background checks. I’m stressed out and I don’t know what to do. One individual at the county clerk office printed out this form for me that basically is used to reverse a charge that you feel isn’t correct. It’s a 500$ form and they gave me a waiver for the fee. However, the form sort of reads like I’m admitting guilt and want to overturn. I don’t want to admit to anything I have clearly not done.

What should I do? How would you correct this problem?

*edit birthday to birth year*

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