Fauquier General District Court, Virginia Filing Rules

Counsel and unrepresented parties filing a pleading must sign it and state their address, telephone number, and email address.

A motion to withdraw must be docketed for the Motions Docket as soon as practicable after the basis for the motion is discovered.

A second or later felony continuance request, except one involving a certificate of analysis, must be docketed for court approval and supported by good cause.

Counsel may submit an agreed bond order, with any required Pretrial Services referral, in court or through chambers.

A motion to withdraw must give notice to all parties, including the withdrawing attorney's client, and indicate that notice in the Certificate of Service.

Copies made in the Clerk’s Office cost $0.50 per page, except that electronically delivered documents are free and no fees are charged to court-appointed counsel or attorneys for the Commonwealth.

All court filings must conform to the Virginia Supreme Court Rules, hereinafter, “VSCR.” This includes the requirement that filings should be typed

Filings, pleadings, and orders may be submitted by fax or email using the listed contact details.

The Court may remove a civil motion that a party has not properly docketed, without notice.