Mayor de Blasio and law-enforcement leaders last week unveiled the next step in a plan to make it easier for New Yorkers to respond to summonses before they lose control of their cases and wind up with an arrest warrant.
The city has more than 1.5 million warrants on the books going back at least 10 years. Warrants are automatically issued when the recipient misses a court date. Recipients who come into contact with the police again are arrested and brought before a judge, who can levy additional financial penalties.
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