"This warrant amnesty applies to outstanding warrants from Columbia Municipal Court for anyone facing arrest for failing to appear for traffic and parking tickets or other City of Columbia ordinance violations."
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 8, 2019
CONTACT: Andrea Wymer
Municipal Deputy Court Administrator
City of Columbia
573.874.7298
Columbia Municipal Court offers warrant amnesty Dec. 9-13 and 16-20, 2019
(COLUMBIA, MO) -
City
of Columbia Municipal Court is offering a warrant amnesty for two weeks, Dec.
9-13 and 16-20, for individuals who wish to turn themselves into the Court.
This warrant amnesty applies to outstanding warrants from Columbia Municipal
Court for anyone facing arrest for failing to appear for traffic and parking
tickets or other City of Columbia ordinance violations.
Individuals who voluntarily turn themselves in will have the outstanding
Municipal warrant recalled and will be given an opportunity to resolve the case
that day if they so choose or will have a new court date set to resolve the
case. Anyone who participates in the warrant amnesty must promise that they
will attend all future court dates. A failure to do so will result in a new
warrant being issued. Individuals wishing to take advantage of this opportunity
may turn themselves in at 9 a.m. each day or on any scheduled docket at
Municipal Court, 600 E. Broadway - second floor, each day of the two weeks of
Dec. 9-13 and 16-20. Individuals who show up at other times will be placed on
the next available docket that day.
Municipal Court hours are 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
including the noon hour. Citizens are able to check to see if they have a
warrant on the City of Columbia Municipal Court’s website at this link: www.como.gov/Court
Citizens can visit in person at 600 E. Broadway, email: [email protected]
or call at 573.874.7298 if they have questions.
The decision to offer the warrant amnesty by Municipal Court Judge Cavanaugh
Noce is intended to give a person a chance to get back on the right track by
resolving or setting their case for a resolution
"A person can choose to be accountable and come in on their own time, or
risk being arrested by officers when the warrant amnesty expires. It is my
hope that citizens who have been afraid of going to jail will take this
opportunity for a fresh start and come in on their own to get their City
warrants recalled," Noce said.
City of Columbia Vision
Columbia is the best place for everyone to live, work, learn and play.
City of Columbia Mission
To serve the public through democratic, transparent and efficient government.
