Local courts are offering amnesty programs from February through April so people with warrants can pay in full and avoid arrest.

Following are the details for each court:

Miller County District Courts, both city and county divisions will grant amnesty beginning Saturday through Wednesday, April 15, for individuals who have outstanding warrants for failure to appear, probation violation or failure to report.

During this time, the district court will waive the $350 warrant fee and jail time if the defendant pays the full amount owed prior to the warrant being issued.

Officers will not arrest anyone who appears at the Bi-State or The Miller County Correctional Facility to pay these fines. Those interested may contact the City Probation Department at 903-798-3243 or the District Court Clerk at 903-798-3016. To contact the Miller County District Court, contact the District Court Clerk at 870-772-2780 or the Probation Department at 870-773-2971.

The Amnesty Program will enable those sought on warrants to avoid the embarrassment and inconvenience of being arrested, avoid being assessed additional court costs of $350 and resolve their case entirely.

These individuals have had their driving privilege suspended and clearing these fines will also enable them an opportunity to regain a valid driver's license. With income tax returns coming in, it is a great time for people to take advantage of this opportunity.

Following the Amnesty Program, the Probation Department will work in conjunction with the Texarkana, Ark., Police Department to conduct a warrant roundup for those individuals with the remaining outstanding warrants.

Texarkana, Texas Municipal Court's Amnesty Program begins Monday and ends Thursday, April 16.

Citizens with an outstanding warrant with the Court may come in between those dates and pay the warrant in full without being arrested.

To inquire about a warrant (Class C misdemeanor) with Texarkana Texas Municipal Court, please call (903) 798-3551, 798-3013 or 798-3790, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Citizens can pay their warrant in full with cash, money order, debit card or credit card. If payment is made with a debit or credit card, service fees apply.

Warrants may be paid 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Texas Pay Fine Window located on the first floor of the Bi-State Justice Building, 100 N. State Line, Texarkana, Texas.

A warrant cannot be paid online. When paying a warrant at the window, citizens will not be arrested and the warrant will be recalled after the payment is made.

The police usually serve warrants. However, this amnesty program is an attempt to give residents a chance to avoid an "embarrassing" arrest by paying what they owe in full.

If the warrant is not taken care of before April 16, citizens risk being arrested, taken to jail and paying a higher fine.