Dearborn's 19th District Court Offers Amnesty for Parking, Traffic Tickets

The 19th District Court in Dearborn will offer an amnesty program to drivers with unpaid parking and traffic tickets. The four-week program begins May 15, and will end on June 14.

"This is an opportunity for individuals to settle their old debts with the court and for the court to clear up a backlog of files without additional collection costs," court administrator Sharon Langen said in a press release.

Amnesty applies only to individuals who come to the 19th District Court, 16077 Michigan Ave., during business hours (8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.)

As part of the program, all payable parking and traffic civil infraction tickets issued by the Dearborn Police Department, Michigan State Police and Wayne County Sheriff’s Department within the city of Dearborn will be reduced.

Individuals with arrest warrants for failure to appear in court on a civil infraction will have the arrest warrant lifted. Individuals may come to court without fear of being arrested for their voluntary appearance.

According to the clerk's office, tickets will be reduced to the original fine and a $45 suspension fee will be applied if applicable. Upon full payment, the court will notify the Secretary of State to lift the suspension on a driver's license.

All fines must be paid in cash, certified check, money orders or credit card.

Following the amnesty program, the court will aggressively enforce and collect all unpaid tickets, including all penalties and late fees.