Lancaster Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICAL

Fee

10

A one-time $10 fee is assessed when the defendant enters the agreement after 90 days have passed from disposition.

A one-time fee of $10.00 shall be assessed against the defendant upon entering into the agreement after 90 days have passed from the date of disposition.

CRITICAL

On default, the account is referred to collections and additional costs are assessed; the Court may also intercept a tax overpayment owed to the debtor.

If the debtor is in default of the time to pay agreement, the account will be referred to collections and additional costs will be assessed to the debtor. The Court may also intercept any tax overpayment owed to the debtor.

WARNING

If a defendant cannot pay fines or costs within 90 days of the initial assessment, the Clerk may allow a deferred or installment payment plan.

If a defendant appearing before the Lancaster County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court is unable to pay the fines/costs imposed by the court within 90 days of the initial assessment date, the Clerk of this Court is authorized to permit the defendant to enter into a deferred or installment payment plan.

WARNING

The Clerk may administratively amend the amount listed in the agreement if additional costs are assessed.

The amount(s) listed in this agreement may be administratively amened by the Clerk of this Court in the event additional costs should be assessed

WARNING

A defendant who has made steady payments may enter a new agreement for an additional 90-day extension if the full amount remains unpaid after 90 days.

If the defendant has not paid the full amount within 90 days, but has made steady payments, the defendant may then enter into a new agreement to extend the deadline for an additional 90 days.

WARNING

A debtor may be exempt from fines and costs if Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income are the debtor's sole source of income.

A debtor may be exempt from payment of fines and costs if the debtor's sole source of income is a social security benefit or supplemental security income.

WARNING

Interest does not accrue while the agreement is in effect and/or the payment plan is not in default.

No interest shall accrue during the time period the agreement is in effect and/or payment plan does not default.

WARNING

A defendant on a deferred plan is granted an additional 90 days from the initial due date to pay fines and costs.

The defendant shall be granted an additional 90 days to complete paying the fines/costs from the initial due date.

WARNING

Community service cannot be credited toward restitution, interest accrued on restitution, or a required collection fee.

The Court will not credit community service towards any amount owed as restitution the interest which has accrued on restitution, or any collection fee required.

WARNING

The debtor must make any necessary payment agreements directly with other courts; this agreement covers only fines and costs owed to this Court.

If the debtor has any other financial obligations owed to other courts, the debtor is required to enter in agreements, if necessary, with those courts directly; this agreement applies only to court fines/costs owed to this court.

WARNING

Community service may be used to defray fines and costs only with advance approval, and hours are credited at Virginia's current minimum wage.

The Court will accept the performance of community service work as an option to defray fines and costs IF APPROVED IN ADVANCE. Community service hours will be credited in the amount of the Virginia current minimum wage.

INFO

A deferred payment plan does not require a down payment.

No down payment shall be required for a deferred plan.