Cleveland County program will help people wanted for failure to pay fines

Cleveland County's “Operation Clean Slate” offers people a chance to make payment arrangements rather than face jail time for district court fines.

 
FROM STAFF REPORTS | Published: November 1, 2012    Comment on this article Leave a comment

People with outstanding district court fines in Cleveland County can avoid jail time by setting up a payment plan through “Operation Clean Slate,” a program spearheaded by Sheriff Joe Lester, Court Clerk Rhonda Hall and Special Judge Steve Stice.

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Special court dockets have been scheduled so people with outstanding warrants for failure to pay fines can appear, get the warrant recalled and arrange a payment plan.

The first docket is from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday. Other dockets are set for 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 8; 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 16; and 1 to 3 p.m. Nov. 29.

All dockets will be in Stice's courtroom on the fourth floor of the Cleveland County Office Building, 201 S Jones Ave.

No fines or court costs will be waived, but officials will work with people in setting up a payment plan that works for them, Stice said.

Lester said his office hopes to clear from the books as many as 5,000 outstanding warrants.

For more information, call 701-8847.





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