Texans with active arrest warrants encouraged to pay obligations avoid arrest
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas The Texas Attorney Generals Fugitive Unit will be among more than 260 law enforcement agencies across the state that will participate in this years Great Texas Warrant Round-Up.
Before the Round-Up begins on Feb. 25 individuals who want to avoid being arrested for outstanding municipal or justice arrest warrants should contact local law enforcement" said Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott earlier today warning to individuals who have outstanding warrants for their arrest.
The 6th annual Great Texas Warrant Round-Up targets individuals across the state who have outstanding warrants for their arrest based upon the defendants failure to pay fines for traffic tickets and other misdemeanor crimes.
Municipal and justice court officials have mailed notices to individuals who have outstanding warrants encouraging them to pay their fines and resolve their cases before they are arrested by state and local authorities.
Across Texas thousands of outstanding warrants have been issued by municipal courts and justices of the peace for failing to pay their fines. Under Texas law fines and fees for misdemeanors and other offenses fund the Texas Crime Victims Compensation Fund which provides financial assistance to victims and their families who have no other means of financial support.
Over the next two weeks citizens who have an outstanding arrest warrant or receive a notice in the mail should contact police or sheriffs departments for information about how to clear those warrants and avoid arrest.
Beginning on Feb. 25 law enforcement agencies statewide will begin locating and arresting individuals who are on the outstanding warrant list.
Subjects who are arrested for outstanding warrants may be apprehended at any location including the individuals residence school or workplace.
The Texas Attorney Generals Fugitive Unit officers will work in conjunction with local task forces and law enforcement agencies around the state to assist officials with arrests.
