Hanover General District Court, Virginia Adjournment & Extension Requirements

Attorney continuance requests must be submitted in writing.

Attorney continuance requests must be received in writing.

A defendant is allowed only one continuance.

Defendants are allowed only 1 (one) continuance.

Defendant continuance requests may be processed by phone, mail, or fax through 3:00 p.m. on the day before the court date.

Defendant continuance requests can be processed by phone, mail or fax until 3:00pm on the day before the court date.

Continuance requests for accident cases with witnesses may be processed through 4:00 p.m. two days before the court date.

All requests for continuances of accident cases with witnesses (by attorney or defendant) can be processed up to 4:00pm two days before the court date.

A trial may be continued only in court.

Trials can only be continued in court.

After trial is set, zoning and building code violations and environmental violations may be continued by agreement of the defendant and the County Attorney’s Office; without agreement, a motion must be made to the judge in court.

The following cases, after being set for trial, may be continued on agreement of Defendant and the County Attorney’s Office. If there is no agreement, by the Judge on motion (in court): • Zoning and Building Code violations (with or without attorneys) • Environmental Violations

Cases not involving the Commonwealth’s Attorney or County Attorney offices may be continued by agreement of the defendant and the Clerk’s office; without agreement, a motion must be made to the judge in court.

Cases that do not involve the Commonwealth’s Attorney or County Attorney offices may be continued on agreement of Defendant and the Clerk’s office. If there is no agreement, by the Judge on motion (in court):

A first return may be continued only by a written agreement of all parties.

First Returns can only be continued in writing by agreement of all parties.

All other continuance requests must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the court date.

All other continuance requests must be received by 3:00pm on the day before the court date.

A criminal case may be continued only in advance, in writing, and by agreement with the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office.

Criminal cases can only be continued in advance in writing by agreement with the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, 804-365-6185.

After trial is set, the listed criminal cases may be continued by agreement of the defendant and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office; without agreement, a motion must be made to the judge in court.

The following cases, after being set for trial, may be continued on agreement of Defendant and the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. If there is no agreement, by the Judge on motion (in court): • Traffic accidents involving fatalities • Traffic cases where Commonwealth Attorney is involved as requested by officers • All arraigned criminal cases including DUI, Felonies and Class 1 and 2 Misdemeanors • Citizen warrants (with or without attorneys) • Cross warrants (with or without attorneys) • Class 1 and 2 Misdemeanors and Felonies for the following dockets: Animal Control, Game Warden, Forestry and Fire Code