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Yakima County District Court Offers Collection Amnesty Program for October

YAKIMA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT

Collections Amnesty – October 1 through October 31, 2005

Yakima County District Court announces an amnesty program aimed at clearing delinquent accounts.  Other courts in our area who have elected to participate in this month long Amnesty are Yakima, Toppenish, Wapato, Union Gap, and Kittitas Municipal Courts. While each court program will differ slightly, the participating courts are offering the 30-day Amnesty Program from October 1 through October 31, 2005. 

Designed to help those with outstanding traffic tickets and misdemeanor or gross misdemeanor fines, the participating courts and their collection agencies have agreed to waive interest and a significant portion of collection costs on delinquent accounts currently in collection.  The fines to the court must be paid in full. 

This is a rare opportunity for defendants to clear their delinquent accounts.  By doing so they can avoid future mounting collection fees and civil actions such as garnishment or property liens. They may also eliminate barriers to obtaining or reinstating driver’s licenses.

The participating courts are offering the 30-day program from October 1 through October 31, 2005.  Defendants with outstanding tickets or fines should contact their collection agency directly.  Those who are unsure of their ticket or fine balances or what collection agency has their account, may call the court and ask for the information.  Below is a phone list for participating courts and collection agencies.

Garnishment and bankruptcy cases do not qualify for the amnesty program.

Yakima County District Court          509-574-1840

Yakima Municipal Court                  509-575-3050

Moxee Municipal Court                  509-575-8851

Wapato Municipal Court                 509-877-2334

Union Gap Municipal Court              509-576-8911

Toppenish Municipal Court             509-865-5959

Upper Kittitas District Court           509-674-5533

Lower Kittitas District Court           509-962-7511

Kittitas Municipal Court                 509-968-0220

YCCS                                         509-248-1610         

Alliance One (Collections)              800-856-9482

Armada Corp (Collections)              800-891-5248

Washington Collectors                   800-877-6415 or 509-547-9711