Henrico County Circuit Court, Virginia Document Format Requirements
4 rules from official source documents
Font, margin, spacing, and file format requirements for court filings.
CRITICAL
Felony continuance requests must be submitted in writing.
All continuance requests must be in writing, along with a list of available dates provided to the court.
WARNING
If it becomes necessary to continue the trial, a letter should be written to this court requesting a continuance and setting forth the reason, the amount of time estimated for the trial, and whether a trial by jury is requested.
If it becomes necessary to continue the trial, a letter should be written to this court requesting a continuance and setting forth the reason, the amount of time estimated for the trial, and whether a trial by jury is requested.
WARNING
Original signatures are preferred, but orders may use digital or copied signatures instead.
Original signatures are preferred but can contain digital and/or copies of signatures in lieu of original signatures.
WARNING
If an order is faxed to the Clerk's office, do not submit its original later.
If orders are faxed to the Clerk's office, DO NOT submit the original at a later time.
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Maximum page counts and word limits for motions, briefs, and other filings by judge.
Courtesy Copy Requirements
When and how to deliver courtesy copies to chambers, including triggers, timing, and formatting.
Electronic Filing Rules
Electronic filing requirements, permitted filing channels, EFSP portals, and exceptions.
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.