Essex County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Social Security and SSI payment exemption does not apply to restitution, which remains due as ordered by the court.

Any restitution that the defendant has been ordered to pay is not included in this exemption of payment and is due as the court has ordered.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Payment for misdemeanor convictions is due within six months of conviction unless the judge grants more time.

Misdemeanor Convictions: Payment must be made within 6 months from the date of the conviction. (Unless more time was granted by the Judge)

CRITICALCriminal cases

For felony convictions, the payment due date is by the end of supervised probation, calculated using the stated jail or prison sentence, suspended time, and supervised probation.

Felony Convictions: Time the defendant is sentenced to jail or prison for our charges, subtract the time suspended then add the time of supervised probation ordered. Due date is by the end of supervised probation.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Payment for traffic convictions is due within 30 days of conviction unless the judge grants more time.

Traffic Convictions: Payment must be made within 30 days from the date of the conviction. (Unless more time was granted by the Judge)

WARNINGCriminal cases

Changes to the payment plan are at the Clerk's discretion.

Any changes are at the discretion of the Clerk.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Cases are turned over to a private collection agency if costs or restitution are not paid by the due date.

If costs and/or restitution are NOT paid by the due date given, the cases are turned over to the private collection agency.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A defendant whose sole financial resource is Social Security or SSI need not pay until another resource or income is available, will not be sent to collections while that sole income remains unchanged, and must notify the court in writing if Social Security is the only income source.

If defendant's sole financial resource is Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income, then the defendant is not required to pay until he/she has another resource or income. As long as defendant's sole income remains unchanged, his/her account will not go to collections. The defendant is responsible for notifying the court in writing if only source of income is social security.