|
|
Release Date: March 2, 2009
City of San Antonio Communications and Public Affairs Department:
207-7234
Final week begins for
delayed warrant enforcement period
- Individuals have until March 7 to pay
fines -
Individuals with outstanding misdemeanor warrants have until this
Saturday, March 7 to submit payment and avoid the risk of arrest
under a delayed enforcement period. Already, more than 8,175 warrants
have been cleared at Municipal Court because of the delayed enforcement.
The Great Texas Warrant Roundup is set to begin on Monday, March 9.
Persons may visit Municipal Court at 401 S. Frio to pay their fines. The
Court is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and
8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Fridays. Individuals do not have to present
their original citation; however, the person appearing must be charged
with the violation. Payments are accepted by cash, check, credit card or
money order. Payments may also be made on the internet at
www.sanantonio.gov/court. Persons wishing to pay a non-traffic warrant
or request a payment plan must appear at the Municipal Court.
Individuals who cannot make it downtown to Municipal
Court and wish to pay their traffic warrant in full can visit one of the
Citys five Community Link Centers to pay their fines. The person charged
with the violation must appear at the following Community Link locations:
- Las Palmas Center
803 Castroville
Rd. Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
- Valley View
8523 Blanco Road Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
- South Park Mall
2310 S.W. Military Drive, Suite 530
Monday-Friday: 10 a.m. 7 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
- City Base Community Link Center
3154 S.E. Military Drive, Ste. 102
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
- Oak Ridge
11220 Perrin Beitel, Ste. 112 Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. 6 p.m.
To determine if there is an outstanding warrant,
only individuals charged with an offense may call 207-2023 or 207-8970. You
can also access the internet at
www.sanantonio.gov/pay and enter the name, date of birth and drivers
license number.
The warrant roundup is an effort the City is taking to clear over 256,000
outstanding warrants on more than 128,000 individuals. This number also
includes those individuals who reside in the County but have outstanding
municipal court warrants from the City of San Antonio. San Antonio is one of
400 Texas cities, counties and law enforcement agencies participating in the
3rd annual Great Texas Warrant Roundup. For more information on the warrant
roundup, call 207-2023.
|