Bedford Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Virginia

Restitution is due on the date ordered by the Court and cannot be paid through community service or extended through a Time-to-Pay Agreement.

Restitution is due on a set date as ordered in court and cannot be paid with community service or have the due date extended with a time-to-pay agreement.

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Restitution balances are not exempt from payment when Social Security or SSI is the person's sole income.

Restitution balances are not exempt if your sole income is a social security benefit or supplemental security income.

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Court costs and fines are due within 90 days; unpaid balances are sent to collections on day 91 with a 17% fee and state and local interest added.

Costs and fines are due in 90 days. On the 91st day, any unpaid balance will be sent to collections and a 17% fee, as well as state and local interest, will be added to the balance due.

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A balance paid in full within the 12-month community service period will not be sent to collections; any remaining balance will be sent to collections with additional fees and interest.

If your balance is paid in full within the 12 months, your account will NOT be sent to collections. However, if your balance has not been paid in full by payment or with community service hours, the remaining balance will be sent to collections and additional fees and interest will be added to the balance.

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Restitution is not covered by the Social Security or SSI payment exemption and remains due as ordered by the Court.

Note: Please understand that any restitution you have been ordered to pay is NOT included in this exemption of payment and is due as the Court has ordered.

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After the initial nine months, a person may extend the due date for six months by paying the greater of $50 or 5% of the remaining balance, or agree to pay at least $25 per month until the balance is paid.

If you have not paid the balance in full within the 9 months, you may extend the due date by paying $50 or 5% of the remaining balance (whichever is greater) for an additional 6 months or agree to pay at least $25 per month until the balance is paid.

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A separate request may be filed with the Court to seek exemption from guardian ad litem fees.

You may also file a separate request with the Court if you need to have guardian ad litem fees exempted.

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Community service must be completed within 12 months after signing an acknowledgment, and submitted worksheets are used to credit the hours toward the balance.

You will have 12 months to complete the community service after signing an acknowledgment with the clerk’s office. During the 12 months, as community service worksheets are received, the hours will be converted to a dollar amount and applied to your balance.

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A person unable to pay costs and fines within 90 days may enroll in a Time-to-Pay Plan for $10, with nine months from the hearing date to pay in full and no down payment required.

If you are unable to pay the full amount of court costs and fines assessed to you within the 90 days, you may sign up for a Time-to-Pay Plan for a $10 fee. The Plan allows you 9 months from your hearing date to pay your account in full. No down payment is required.

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If Social Security or SSI is the person's sole financial resource, court costs and fines are deferred until another resource or income is available, and the account will not go to collections while that income remains unchanged.

If your sole financial resource is a Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income, then you are not required to pay assessed court costs and fines until you have another financial resource or income. As long as your sole income remains unchanged, your account will not go to collections.

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Guardian ad litem fees under $500 are due within six months; fees of $500 or more are due within 12 months.

Guardian ad litem (GAL) fees of less than $500 are due in 6 months and fees of $500 or more are due in 12 months.

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Guardian ad litem fees may be deferred by separate request if Social Security is the person's sole income.

They can be deferred if your sole income is a social security benefit upon separate request as described above.

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Participation in the Community Service Program requires a $10 fee.

If you would like to participate in the Community Service Program, please see the clerk at the window to sign an acknowledgment of your participation, an acknowledgment of a $10 fee to participate, and acknowledgement of the due date for payment or completion.

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Guardian ad litem fees cannot be paid through community service or extended through a Time-to-Pay Agreement.

GAL fees cannot be paid with community service or have the due date extended with a time-to-pay agreement.

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Community service work earns a $15-per-hour credit against the account balance.

A party may earn $15 per hour of community service work to be applied as credit against your account balance.

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The first continuance is granted by the Clerk; the second is granted by a Judge.

First continuance granted by Clerk; second continuance granted by Judge.

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The clerk’s office must be notified if income changes while costs and fines are deferred due to sole Social Security or SSI income.

The clerk’s office MUST be notified if your income changes because the Court is still required to assess you for the usual court costs and fines.

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