Hanover General District Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements

Criminal cases

Applies to

Payment plan motion

A third or subsequent payment-plan request requires the defendant to file a motion for the Judge that includes DC-211.

3rd/Subsequent payment plan request – Defendant must file a motion to go before the Judge, including a DC-211, Petition for Payment Agreement for Fines and Costs.

Applies to

Letter

An attorney seeking a trial date before arraignment must send the court a letter stating that the attorney has been retained and requesting the date provided by the Clerk’s office.

If an attorney is retained and wishes to set a trial date before the arraignment date, the trial date would be set through the Clerk’s office. The attorney must send the court a letter stating he/she has been retained and request the date provided by the Clerk’s office.

Criminal cases

Applies to

DC-210 and DC-211 forms

A convicted defendant who qualifies for the Social Security exemption must complete DC-210 to indicate current financial status and submit DC-211.

If you are convicted and qualify for this exemption, you must fill out a DC-210 (Fines and Costs Payment Agreement/Acknowledgement of Driver’s License Status) indicating your current financial status., and DC-211 (Petition for Payment Agreement for Fines and Costs or Request to Modify Existing Agreement.)

Criminal cases

Applies to

Community service motion

To seek community service in lieu of fines and costs, the defendant must file a motion, have it set for a hearing, and appear at the hearing.

Motion must be filed by the defendant and set for a hearing, where the defendant must appear.

Criminal cases

Applies to

DC-210 form

Defendants must request, complete, and sign DC-210, and must sign Part I and the driver’s-license acknowledgment when requesting a deferred payment plan.

Defendants must come to the Clerk’s office to request, complete, and sign the form DC-210. The DC-210 is an agreement that is used to inform the defendant of the amount that is owed for fines and court costs. The defendant is required to sign Part I (Order for Payment Agreement) for the DC-210, Acknowledgement of Suspension of Driver’s License when requesting a deferred payment plan.