Hopewell Circuit Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
- Rules last changed:
Document Filing Requirements2 rules
The Defendant is required to complete a form entitled: "Petition for Deferred or Installment Payment of Fines/Costs."
If default in payment occurs, the Plan is terminated and the Defendant must petition the Circuit Court for a new Payment Plan and a Judge will have to give approval for a new agreement.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Jury instructions must be submitted seven days before trial.
Instructions must be submitted 7 days prior to trial.
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Service and Proof of Service Rules
The court mails entered final orders and certified copies to all parties; providing a self-addressed, stamped envelope is preferred but not required.
Final Orders will be mailed to all counsel of record and any unrepresented party as soon as they have been entered by the Judge. The preferred practice is to submit self-addressed, stamped envelopes for the return of the certified copies of the Final Order. However, this office will always mail and provide certified copies to all parties whether an envelope has been provided to us or hasn't been provided to us.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
The payment exemption does not apply to 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.
Criminal cases
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A down payment is not required when entering into a Court payment plan.
Effective July 1, 2021, a down payment is no longer required when entering into a Payment Plan with the Court.
Criminal cases
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A person whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income need not pay until another resource or income is available, and the account will not go to collections while that sole income remains unchanged.
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. As long as your sole income remains unchanged, your account will not go to collections.
Criminal cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
A Defendant who disagrees with the Clerk's payment plan may ask the Clerk to place the matter on the Court's docket for a Judge to decide.
If you disagree with the Payment Plan and Terms set by the Clerk, you may request that the Clerk place the matter on the Court's docket for the Judge to decide the matter.
Criminal cases
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The balance is available by contacting the Clerk's office and may change when provider invoices are submitted.
The Defendant is given notice of all fines, costs, restitution, and assessments at the conclusion of the criminal case. This notice may be amended as invoices from providers are submitted and your balance is always available by contacting the Clerk's office.
Criminal cases
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