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For people in the District with bench warrants for low-level offenses hanging over their heads, they can choose to turn themselves in, starting tomorrow. The D.C. Office of the Attorney General announced that D.C. Safe Surrender is back.

The program, which was also held in 2007 and 2011, provides an opportunity for people to avoid having police arrest them at their homes, offices, or elsewhere. It’s designed for individuals who are wanted for non-violent felonies like failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine, and parole violations, among other offenses.

“You ain’t gotta worry about when the knock comes at the door,” Willie Jones, who participated in a previous year, told WUSA 9. “You ain’t got to worry about when the police pull you over. You have no warrants. You’re a free man. That’s the real reason why to do it.”

The event also protects the safety of law-enforcement officers, D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine said in a statement.

Currently, there are about 12,000 people with outstanding bench warrants in the District for minor offenses, according to the A.G.’s office. The event will take place on three consecutive Saturdays beginning tomorrow. People can turn themselves in at the Moultrie Courthouse (500 Indiana Avenue NW) from 9 a.m. until 4 pm.

In the past, about 98 percent of individuals who surrendered at the event went home the same day. “Some will have to pay fines or will be sentenced to probation—but many have minor charges cleared,” Robert Marus of the D.C. Attorney General’s office told DCist.