Houston Courts 2009 Amnesty Extended

[editor]

The City of Houston Municipal Courts has extended the deadline date for the 2009 AMNESTY PROGRAM until FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2009 for qualifying defendants who have outstanding warrants and/or delinquent parking citations.

I. WHO MAY PARTICIPATE

All delinquent cases issued prior to and including February 28, 2009, qualify to be resolved under Amnesty guidelines and procedures.

Only the defendant named in the citation or their attorney can participate in the amnesty period. Bonding companies, friends, relatives, and spouses cannot make the request on behalf of someone else, except when paying a Capias Pro Fine, which is a previously adjudicated case.

The Amnesty guidelines do not apply to previously adjudicated cases where the defendant failed to pay the fine, failed to take defensive driving, or failed to complete community service, and are now in Capias Pro Fine status.

The Amnesty guidelines do not apply to a defendant who is in custody.

All minors under the age of seventeen (17) are considered