Charlottesville Circuit Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements4 rules
Hours shall be submitted via petition and include time sheets certified by the warden or their designee and sent to the Charlottesville Circuit Court Clerk's Office for consideration.
Proof of verification by an approved agency (eg The Fountain Fund, Probation Officer, etc.) must be submitted with proof of community service hours performed.
When a defendant requests to enter into an installment plan to pay his or her court costs, he or she shall meet with Dianne P. Pugh, Deputy Clerk, to fill out a Petition for Installment Payment of Fine and Costs.
A Cover Sheet for Filing Civil Actions (Form CC-1416) is required for all Civil case filings.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Fees and Waivers
Monthly installments must be at least $50 unless documented extenuating circumstances exist, but court costs must still be paid in full within three years.
The agreed upon monthly payment is no less than $50 per month unless documented extenuating circumstances exist. Even with a lower monthly payment, the amount of court costs must still be paid in full within three (3) years.
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The total amount of court costs shall be paid in full within three (3) years of the start date of the installment plan.
The total amount of court costs shall be paid in full within three (3) years of the start date of the installment plan.
Criminal cases
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The Social Security payment exemption does not cover restitution, which remains due as ordered by the Court.
However, any restitution that you may have been ordered to pay is not included in this exemption of payment, and restitution is due as the Court has ordered.
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An installment plan must start no more than 45 days after its order is entered.
The start date shall not be more than 45 days from the date the Order is entered.
Criminal cases
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A defendant whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income is not required to pay court costs until they have another resource or income.
If the defendant's sole financial resource is a Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income, they are not required to pay until they have another resource or income.
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An account will not be sent to collections while the defendant's sole income remains unchanged.
As long as their sole income remains unchanged, their account will not go to collections.
Criminal cases
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Only the Judge may order an installment plan when costs cannot be paid within three years, and the Judge may use a graduated schedule aimed at full payment within three years or as soon thereafter as practicable.
When the court costs cannot be paid in full within three (3) years, only the Judge has the authority to enter the Order of Installment Plan. In these situations, the Judge may place the defendant on an Installment Plan that has a graduated schedule to attempt to pay the court costs in full within three (3) years or as soon thereafter as practicable.
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The Clerk or Designee may allow four years to pay if the defendant pays at least $100 per month from the beginning of the plan.
The defendant may be allowed by the Clerk of Court, or her Designee, four (4) years to pay if he is paying at least $100 per month from the beginning of his payment plan.
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