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Gadsden City mayor announces March amnesty day for municipal court fines
Summary
Mayor Craig Ford said the city will hold an amnesty day in March allowing municipal defendants to pay half of outstanding fines with no jail or service time; city staff will continue regular enforcement roundups for nonparticipants.
Mayor Craig Ford announced a municipal amnesty day in March that will let people with outstanding municipal-court fines pay 50% of the fine and avoid jail time or service time.
The amnesty is intended to give residents a chance to clear municipal records and avoid enforcement: “we're taking 50% off of your fine and no no jail time, no service time or anything,” Mayor Craig Ford said. Ford said the municipal judge will be present on the amnesty day to work with…
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