Fairfax City General District Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
- Rules last changed:
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
It requires the defendant to sign Part II Order for Payment Agreement of the Acknowledgement of Suspension or Revocation of Driver’s License form (DC-210)
To set up a payment plan with the Court Debt Collections Office you must first complete and sign the attached Petition/Acknowledgment Form.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Fees and Waivers
Time-to-pay periods over 90 days incur an additional $10 fee added to the total due.
there will be an additional $10.00 fee assessed to the overall total due for time to pays over 90 days.
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Entering into a payment-plan agreement adds a $10 time-to-pay fee to the amount due unless the fee was previously assessed.
When you enter into an agreement, a $10 time to pay fee will be added to the total amount due (unless this fee was previously assessed).
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Each payment made by credit or debit card incurs a 4% convenience fee.
A CONVENIENCE FEE OF 4% IS ADDED EVERY TIME A PAYMENT IS MADE WITH A CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD.
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A $10 additional-time-to-pay fee is added if it has not already been assessed.
Additional Time to Pay Fee to be added(if not previously assessed): + $10.00
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
If unable to meet the payment obligation on time, a person may request 60 additional days; the request requires a payment of 10% of the total owed if it is less than $500, or the greater of $50 and 5% of the balance if it is over $500.
If you find that you are unable to fulfill this obligation within the time permitted, you may ask for an additional 60 days which requires a payment of 10% if total owed is less than $500. For totals over $500 a payment of $50 or 5% of balance (whichever is greater) will be required.
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Further extensions are discretionary and require another payment of 10% of the outstanding balance.
Any additional extensions will be at the court’s discretion and will require another payment of 10% of the outstanding balance.
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The first continuance in traffic cases is granted by the Clerk; continuances in other cases and D.W.I. cases are handled by a Judge, while accident cases are continued by the prosecutor.
Traffic cases, first continuance granted by Clerk; other cases, continuances granted by Judge; D.W.I. cases, continued by Judge; accident cases, continued by prosecutor.
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