Greensville County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

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The Court sets restitution payment agreements; if it sets no amount, payments must be at least $50 per month.

Payment agreements for restitution are set by the Court. If an amount is not set by the Court, the payment agreement shall be for not less than $50.00 per month.

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Community service cannot be used to pay restitution.

Community Service does not apply to payment of restitution.

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Unless directed otherwise, payments in criminal cases are applied first to restitution and then to court fines and costs.

It is further ORDERED that, in all criminal cases coming before this court, unless directed otherwise, all payments made to court costs and restitution shall be first applied to the satisfaction of restitution, if any, and subsequently applied to court fines and costs.

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A monthly payment agreement for court costs must be at least $50 per month.

Defendants may enter into a monthly payment agreement of at least $50.00 per month for Court Costs.

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Payments are applied first to restitution and then to court costs.

Payments are first applied to Restitution and then to Court Costs.

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The payment exemption does not cover court-ordered restitution, which remains due as ordered by the Court.

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.

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A person whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income is not required to pay until they have another resource or income.

If your sole financial resource is a Social Security benefit or Supplemental Security Income, then you are not required to pay until you have another resource or income.

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If the court has not previously ordered a payment period for restitution, the stated guidelines apply.

If a time to pay for restitution is not previously ordered by the court, it will be incorporated in the above stated guidelines.

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Check with your Probation Officer to see if your Court Costs can be satisfied by performing Community Service.

Check with your Probation Officer to see if your Court Costs can be satisfied by performing Community Service.

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A defendant unable to pay fines and costs for an offense may enter a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement.

Any Defendant who is unable to pay fines and costs for a particular offense may enter into either a deferred payment agreement, a modified deferred payment agreement or an installment payment agreement.

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The account will not go to collections while the person's sole income remains unchanged.

As long as your sole income remains unchanged, your account will not go to collections.

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A defendant delinquent under an agreement may make a down payment when setting up another agreement, subject to the stated balance-based limits; the excerpt ends before completing the final condition.

IMPORTANT: If Defendant becomes delinquent under his agreement and wishes to set up another payment agreement, the Defendant may make a down payment. If the fines and costs owed are $500.00 or less, the down payment shall not exceed 10% of such amount or if the fines and costs owed are more than $500.00, the down payment shall not exceed 5% of such amount or $50.00, whichever is

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A deferred payment agreement requires the full amount of fines and costs at the end of its stated term, with no installment payments.

2. Deferred Payment Agreement: An agreement in which the Defendant agrees to pay the full amount of the fines and costs at the end of its stated term and no installment payments are required.

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Initial-agreement down payments are optional; the text states percentage limits based on the balance but also says a defendant may choose to pay a larger down payment.

To enter into an initial payment agreement, down payments are optional. Down payments may not exceed 10% of the owed amount if the balance is $500.00 or less. If the total owed is more than $500.00, the down payment my not exceed 5% of the amount owed or $50.00, whichever is greater. A defendant may choose to make a larger down payment.

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An installment payment agreement requires monthly or other periodic payments until fines and costs are paid in full.

1. Installment Payment Agreement: An agreement in which the Defendant agrees to make monthly or other periodic payments until the fines and costs are paid in full.

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The Clerk or her appointee has discretion over payment-agreement guidelines, which may depend on the circumstances of the case.

Guidelines for all payment agreements are at the discretion of the Clerk or her appointee and may depend on the particular circumstances of each case.