AMNESTY PERIOD CONTINUES UNTIL FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2009 BUT NAMES WILL STILL BE PUBLISHED
Amnesty Period and Warrant Roundup
EL PASO, TEXAS- The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with the El Paso County Justices of the Peace and El Paso County Constables, are working to reduce the large number of outstanding traffic warrants in El Paso County.
The Justices of the JP Courts are offering those individuals with outstanding traffic warrants the opportunity to receive a waiver for the Failure to Appear fine during an amnesty period which
ends Friday, July 3,, 2009 at the end of the business day. Individuals who believe they have an outstanding warrant as a result of a citation from a
Sheriff’s Deputy,
Deputy Constable, or
Texas DPS Trooper should contact the appropriate Justice of the Peace Office. If you believe you may have a felony or misdemeanor warrant for your arrest, contact the
Sheriff’s Office Warrants Section at
915-546-2214.
On Sunday, July 5th, 2009 names of those who have failed to pay their traffic warrants will have their names published in the El Paso Times and El Diario de El Paso. From Monday June 29th thru Friday July 3rd one can still on pay their fine(s) & avoid jail time, however their name will still be published in the El Paso Times & El Diario.
Contact the Justice of the Peace in the precinct where you received the citation. A warrant round-up will follow the amnesty period and at that time there will be no exception to the Failure to Appear fine as well as any other associated fees.
End of News Release
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.