First offense Driving on suspended, I can't get a DL and want to know the fine and if there is time in jail that has to be serve

Go to the Division of Motor Vehicles and request a certified copy of your driving record. Next, call a lawyer experienced with traffic and criminal law and set up an appointment and bring a copy of your driving record with you.

California Vehicle Code 14601 and its related sections prohibit driving when you know that your driver’s license has been suspended or revoked. Before you can be convicted of any of these charges, prosecutors must prove that you were driving with the knowledge that you weren’t permitted to do so. It is important to understand that this knowledge requirement is a key difference between Vehicle Code 14601 offenses and Vehicle Code 12500 (which prohibits driving without a valid license). California Vehicle Code 12500 vc is a less serious offense than Vehicle Code 14601. It carries a shorter maximum jail sentence and less fines. In addition, it isn’t a "priorable" offense like 14601 vc. Vehicle Code sections 14601, 14601.1, 14601.2, 14601.3, and 14601.5 VC...driving on a suspended license...are all priorable misdemeanor offenses. "Priorable" means that your penalty necessarily increases with each subsequent conviction within a five-to-seven year period, depending on the exact 14601 VC violation. The punishment for any of these offenses may include probation, jail time, and/or substantial fines. If you have been chaged with 14601 and your suspension is not the result of a DUI conviciton your finds are penalities are as follows: Upon a first conviction, by imprisonment in a county jail for not less than five days or more than six months and by a fine of not less than three hundred dollars ($300) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000). In Sonoma County y ou can serve the five days by work release, meaning you have to perform work, an eight hour day, once per week for five weeks. Hope this helps.