IT’S NOT AMNESTY … BUT OPERATION SAFE SURRENDER IS A CHANCE FOR THOSE WITH ACTIVE WARRANTS TO RESOLVE THOSE WARRANTS WITH STATE POLICE. THE PROGRAM STARTED TUESDAY AND INVOLVES MORE THAN 80-THOUSAND WARRANTS.
STATE POLICE SERGEANT CHAD PIERCE SAYS IT’S A CHANCE FOR MORE THAN 80 THOUSAND PEOPLE TO TURN THEMSELVES IN TO BE VIEWED MORE FAVORABLY BY JUDGES AND CLEAR UP THE WARRANTS.
FOR SOME, IT COULD MEAN GOING HOME THE SAME DAY … FOR OTHERS IT COULD INVOLVE JAIL TIME. THE WARRANTS RANGE FROM TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ON UP. TO CHECK IF YOU HAVE AN OUTSTANDING WARRANT, CHECK ONLINE AT WWW.NMCOURTS.GOV.
