A six-month program began Jan. 1, 2012 for certain traffic bail and fines. The one-time amnesty period offers discounted fines for some old, unpaid traffic tickets that were due and payable before Jan. 1, 2009.

Defendants may make a lump sum payment of 50 percent of the total outstanding balance, including the base fine, assessments, late charges or other fees, of certain violations to fully satisfy the court-ordered obligation.

Parking tickets, driving under the influence and reckless driving cases are not eligible for this program.

Other qualifying conditions include:

• The defendant must not have not appeared in court, or must not have paid the fine in full.

• Any previous payment must have been made on or before January 1, 2009.

• Restitution must not be owed to a victim on any case within the county where the traffic case was filed.

• The defendant must have no outstanding misdemeanor or felony warrants within the county.

The program concludes June 30, 2012. For more information, visit www.cc-courts.org or call 877-541-8420.