Chesapeake General District Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements
4 rules from official source documents
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
Criminal cases
- Applies to
- Payment agreement
The clerk completes DC-210 with the payment-agreement terms for the defendant to sign.
A defendant may request a payment plan for all fines and costs. The clerk will complete district court form, DC-210, Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver's License, which will contain the terms of the payment agreement for the defendant to sign.
Criminal cases
- Applies to
- Payment agreement modification request
The defendant may request a modification at any time by filing DC-211 in writing, and the Clerk may grant it upon a good-faith showing of need.
At any time during the duration of a payment agreement, the defendant may request a modification of the agreement in writing by filing district court form, DC-211, Petition for payment of Fines and Costs or Request to Modify Existing Agreement, and the Clerk may grant such modification based on a good faith showing of need.
Criminal cases
- Applies to
- Petition for payment plan
After defaulting on the subsequent payment plan, the defendant must petition the Court to authorize another plan.
If you default on that plan, you must petition the Court to authorize a payment plan.
Criminal cases
- Applies to
- Payment agreement
A payment agreement should include only outstanding fines and costs whose limitation period has not run.
Pursuant to Virginia code section 19.2-354.1(f), the payment agreement should include only those outstanding fines and costs for which the limitation period set forth in Virginia Code section 19.2-341 has not run.
What must be included with payment agreement filings in Chesapeake General District Court, Virginia?
The clerk completes DC-210 with the payment-agreement terms for the defendant to sign.
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What must be included with payment agreement modification request filings in Chesapeake General District Court, Virginia?
The defendant may request a modification at any time by filing DC-211 in writing, and the Clerk may grant it upon a good-faith showing of need.
What must be included with petition for payment plan filings in Chesapeake General District Court, Virginia?
After defaulting on the subsequent payment plan, the defendant must petition the Court to authorize another plan.
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