As it continues into its second full week, a month-long amnesty program in Rome has already cleared just less than 100 outstanding citations and tickets.

“Operation Clean Slate” continues until April 30. During this time people with minor infractions who failed to appear in court can clear up their legal difficulties without additional fines or penalties.

As of Monday, eight warrants had been cleared as well as more than 20 parking tickets and approximately 65 citations. The city has collected $4,442 so far, with $527 of that in previously unpaid parking tickets.

The amnesty covers delinquent traffic citations, parking citations or failure to appear warrants with the city of Rome. These can be cleared up without additional fines and penalties, but only during the month of April.

The Rome Police Department has announced officers will be looking for those with warrants who did not participate.

Lorene Camp, supervisor of police records, said earlier that for arrestable offenses, such as driving under the influence, where an offender hasn’t shown up for court, officials will issue a new court date.

Camp said earlier that for those who show up to clear that arrest warrant, the court will issue them their next court date and waive the additional contempt of court arrest warrant.

“They don’t have to go to jail and make a bond,” Camp said.

While there seems to be some amount of suspicion, the point is to clear up the courts’ backlog, Camp said. There are approximately 1,000 outstanding traffic citations that haven’t been paid in the area.

Fines can be paid at the City of Rome Clerk’s Office at 601 Broad St. with cash, money order, Visa or MasterCard.

Anyone with questions regarding “Operation Clean Slate” may contact Rome Municipal Court at 706-238-5150 or 706-238-5151.

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