Franklin County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

A defendant may request community service instead of paying a fine or cost by contacting the Clerk's office; service must be performed at a nonprofit, and the organization’s letter must be received before credit is given.

4. The defendant may request to perform community service in lieu of payment for a fine and/or cost, the requests must be made to the Clerk's office and the community service must be performed at a non-profit organization and a letter from the organization must be received before credit will be given.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Dishonored check or card

The Clerk may impose a fee equal to $50 or 10 percent of the payment, whichever is greater, for a dishonored check or credit or debit card, in addition to the fine and costs.

Pursuant to Virginia Code Section 19.2-353.3, the Clerk of the Court to whom the dishonored check or credit or debit card was tendered may impose a fee of $50.00 or 10 percent of the value of the payment, whichever is greater, in addition to the fine and costs already imposed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A person whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income need not pay until another resource or income becomes available, and the account will not go to collections while that sole income remains unchanged; court-ordered restitution remains due as ordered.

7. If your sole financial resource is a Social Security benefit or Supplement Security Income, then you are not required to pay until you have another resource or income. As long as your sole income remains unchanged, your account will not go to collections. Please understand that any restitution that you may have been ordered to pay is not included in this exemption of payment and is due as the court has ordered.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Monthly payment amounts are set by the Court or the Clerk or a deputy in accordance with the court order.

2. Monthly payments set by the Court or by the Clerk or his/her deputy in accordance with the court order.

INFOCriminal cases

An eligible defendant may participate in the County work program.

3. The defendant may participate in County work program, if eligible.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Fine cost restitution payments

Fines, costs, and restitution may be paid by cash, specified checks, money orders, or the listed credit cards; checks must be payable to the Clerk of Circuit Court.

METHODS OF PAYMENT: Defendant may pay fines, costs and restitution by cash, personal check and company check from employers, money orders, cashiers checks and certified checks. All checks shall be payable to Clerk of Circuit Court. Also accepted are: VISA, MASTERCARD, AMERICAN EXPRESS & DISCOVER.

INFOCriminal cases

No down payment is required for an initial or subsequent payment agreement.

6. No down payment for first or any subsequent payment agreement is required.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment agreement

If fines or court costs cannot be paid in full within 90 days of sentencing, a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement may be entered into.

If payment of a fine and/or court cost cannot be made in full within ninety (90) days of sentencing, then a deferred payment agreement, modified deferred payment agreement or installment payment agreement may be entered into pursuant to Va. Code § 19.2-354, and 19.2-354.1.