09/21/2026
The Town of Geraldine hereby authorizes a Municipal Court Amnesty Period beginning October 1, 2026, and ending November 30, 2026.
During this period, eligible individuals with outstanding matters before the Geraldine Municipal Court may voluntarily contact or appear before the Municipal Court to address and resolve those matters without the immediate ex*****on of a qualifying municipal Failure to Appear or Failure to Comply warrant, subject to the terms of Ordinance 2026-09-08 and orders of the Municipal Court.
SECTION 2. ELIGIBLE CASES
Subject to the approval and authority of the Municipal Court Judge, the Amnesty Period may apply to individuals with outstanding municipal court matters involving:
1. Failure to appear on an original traffic citation or municipal ordinance violation;
2. Failure to appear for a scheduled municipal court proceeding;
3. Failure to comply with a previously established payment plan;
4. Failure to pay outstanding fines and court costs;
5. Failure to comply with a sentencing order or other order of the Municipal Court; and
6. Other outstanding municipal court matters determined by the Municipal Court Judge to be appropriate for participation.
SECTION 3. RESOLUTION OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS
An eligible individual who voluntarily appears or contacts the Geraldine Municipal Court during the Amnesty Period may, subject to approval of the Municipal Court Judge and applicable law, have a qualifying Failure to Appear or Failure to Comply warrant recalled or otherwise addressed by the Court.
The Court may require the individual to take one or more of the following actions:
1. Pay outstanding fines, court costs, restitution, or other lawful obligations in full;
2. Establish, reinstate, or modify a payment plan as authorized by the Municipal Court;
3. Receive and agree to appear on a new court date;
4. Re-establish compliance with probation, a court-ordered program, or other sentencing requirement; or
5. Take such other action as may be ordered by the Municipal Court Judge and permitted by law.
