Pay Up or Get Locked Up” Warrant Roundup begins tomorrow

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 07/29/2011 07:12 AM CDT

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

July 29, 2011                                                    Paul Hansen – Chief Deputy Marshal
                                                                        (214) 670-3999

 

Pay Up or Get Locked Up” Warrant Roundup begins tomorrow;
Officers will arrest persons with outstanding City of Dallas warrants

What:          The City of Dallas will join forces with other law enforcement agencies for the “Pay Up or Get Locked Up!” Summer Warrant Roundup beginning Saturday, July 30. The City Marshal’s Office and Dallas Police will conduct a warrant roundup of individuals with outstanding arrest warrants.

 

The City is participating in the Scofflaw program in which offenders that are delinquent in satisfying their City of Dallas warrants and outstanding citations are subject to a hold being placed on their vehicle registration renewal. Defendants may also face arrest as well as a hold being placed on renewal of their driver’s licenses.

 

Persons with warrants and outstanding City citations may avoid vehicle registration and driver’s license holds or arrest by paying their citations at 106 S. Harwood (wheelchair access is at 2014 Main St.) Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to noon or by visiting the City of Dallas Marshal’s Office, 1600 Chestnut St., 24 hours/seven days a week (only full payments accepted at this location).

 

Citations may also be paid online at: http://www.dallascityhall.com/courts/court_online_payments.html

 

 

Where:         City Detention Center, City Marshal’s Office, 1600 Chestnut St.

 

 

When:          6 a.m. Saturday, July 30 

 

 

Note:              Members of the news media who wish to accompany officers on the roundup may contact Chief Deputy Marshal Paul Hansen at (214) 670-3999 or report to the City Marshal's Office, located at the City Detention Center, 1600 Chestnut St. The City Marshal will conduct a short briefing at 6 a.m. Immediately following the briefing, media representatives will be directed to a pre-determined location and the roundup will begin.

 

 

To review a list of outstanding warrants visit www.dallascityhall.com.