Safe Surrender Day coming January 9, 2024
If you have an outstanding warrant in Hamilton County Juvenile Court you can address the charge and start fresh in 2024!
The Court is sponsoring a Safe Surrender Day on Tuesday Jan. 9 from 8:30am to 3pm at 800 Broadway. Anyone with an outstanding warrant in Juvenile Court is strongly encouraged to participate.
As one current youth currently being held at the Youth Detention Center puts it, “I don’t believe I would still be in here if I had done the right thing and not continued to run.”
Your options to do things like get a job, go to school, or rent an apartment are severely limited if you avoid resolving an outstanding warrant. Eliminate the stress this puts on you, your family, and your friends by facing your charges.
Here’s what you need to know:
- Come to the first floor of Hamilton County Juvenile Court, 800 Broadway, on Tuesday Jan. 9 between 8:30am and 3pm.
- Additional Court staff will be on site to assist you, including a Spanish interpreter beginning at 1:30pm.
- If you believe you are innocent this is your chance to work with a public defender and make your case. Not addressing the charge will not make it go away.
- Reach out to the Hamilton County Public Defender’s Office at 513-946-3700 anytime if you have questions about your case.
- If you don’t want to wait until Jan. 9, come to 800 Broadway, 2020 Auburn, or any police station any day or time, to address your situation. We are here to help you.
Please know that while turning yourself in does not guarantee immediate release, you will be positioning yourself to proactively and positively resolve your case and move forward, free of the limitations that come with an outstanding warrant.
“Don’t let your past dictate your future,” said Hamilton County Juvenile Court Administrative Judge Kari Bloom. “If you made a mistake as a juvenile let the Court help you resolve the issue. Do the right thing for yourself, your family and your future.”
To contact Juvenile Court with questions, call 513-946-9417 or 513-946-9461.