DeKalb County To Offer Warrant Relief Days Next Week

DEKALB COUNTY, GA — The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office will allow people with outstanding warrants for misdemeanor charges to surrender.

The sheriff's office will hold "Warrant Relief Days" May 4-6 from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. at the DeKalb County Jail, located at 4425 Memorial Drive in Decatur.

People with outstanding misdemeanor warrants issued by DeKalb County law enforcement, who voluntarily turn themselves in, are eligible for unsecured judicial release — meaning anyone with certain misdemeanor warrants could be released without paying a bond. The charges will not be dismissed, but the accused could remain out of jail until their court date.

“If you believe you are wanted by any law enforcement agency in DeKalb County you should
turn yourself in to the sheriff’s office during Warrant Relief Days,” DeKalb Sheriff Melody
Maddox said.

Exceptions include the following misdemeanor charges or circumstances, according to the sheriff's office:

• stalking;
• domestic violence;
• simple battery;
• battery;
• simple assault;
• cruelty to children;
• violating a family violence order;
• disorderly conduct;
• six or more shoplifting charges;
• second DUI offense within five years;
• fourth lifetime offense for driving with a suspended license;
• hit and run;
• misdemeanor vehicular homicide;
• attempting to elude;
• and misdemeanor habitual violator.

To learn if there is a warrant for your arrest on a misdemeanor charge that qualifies for warrant relief days, email the Warrant Unit of the DeKalb Sheriff's Office at warrantrelief@dekalbcountyga.gov.

At the end of the warrant relief days, arrests for remaining outstanding warrants will be enforced.

You can view a video tour of the warrant relief process below: