OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Outstanding warrants stemming from traffic tickets and other minor offenses can rack up hundreds of dollars in fines if they’re not taken care of.
However, there’s a program in Oklahoma City seeking to help with that.
One Oklahoma City official said their penalty reduction program has been more of an encouragement for people to come pay their fines.
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“Court is not a place that looks to punish people,” Oklahoma City Municipal Court Administrator Mankinta Holloway said. “We know people make mistakes. We understand that when you make those mistakes, you still have the opportunity to be treated fairly, treated with compassion. But we want to make sure we hold people to a standard of accountability as well.”…