Lynchburg General District Court, Virginia Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

Additional continuance requests must be submitted in writing with their grounds, and the Judge decides whether to grant them.

Any additional requests must be submitted in writing, stating the grounds for the request. The Judge will review the request and decide whether the continuance is granted.

CRITICAL

Any additional continuance request must be made in writing for a judge's approval.

Any additional request must be in writing for Judge approval.

CRITICALCriminal cases

The Clerk's Office will not grant continuance requests on the day of court.

**No continuance request will be granted on the day of court by the Clerk's Office**

WARNINGCriminal cases

First continuance requests in traffic and criminal cases are granted verbally by the Clerk's Office.

First requests for traffic and criminal cases are granted verbally by the Clerk's Office.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A payment-plan modification may be requested by petition and granted by a judge for good cause; the clerk's office cannot grant extensions.

You may petition the Court for modification of your payment plan. A modification may be granted by the Judge if good cause is shown. No extensions can be granted by the Clerks' office.

WARNING

The first traffic or criminal continuance is granted verbally by the Clerk's Office.

Traffic/Criminal Continuance Policy: First continuance granted verbally by Clerk's Office.

WARNING

The first civil continuance is granted by agreement of the parties.

Civil Continuance Policy: First continuance granted by agreement of parties.