Miscellaneous

Warrant-Free

By Anne Skove, Esq.

Do hard times require warrant amnesty?

The Fairborn Municipal Court in Greene County, Ohio, is letting citizens declare their independence from warrants.

What to do: come to court, pay $50, and sign a payment plan. In exchange, the court will recall the warrant.

Opponents of amnesty tend to cite the fact that the money will never be collected. No so; the deposit and payment plan are part of the deal. It's win-win, allowing the court to chip away at its backlog while giving debtors some structure and peace of mind.

See Fairborn Municipal Court Declares July As Amnesty Month, Greene County Dailies (July 2, 2008).

Full post as published by court-o-rama.org on July 05, 2008 (boomark / email).