Madison County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

Payments under a deferred or installment plan must first be applied to court-ordered restitution and its associated collection costs before other fines or costs.

If the defendant owes court-ordered restitution and enters into a deferred or installment payment plan, any money collected pursuant to such agreement shall be used first to satisty such restitution order and any collection costs associated with restitution prior to being applied to satisfy any other fine or costs owed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Suitable participants may use community service to satisfy fees and court costs, but not restitution or obligations when a Department of Taxation collections fee has been assessed.

The court has available a viable community service program for suitable participants as a means of satisfying fees and court costs. However, community service is only an option in cases where the court finds that the petitioner is a suitable candidate for such program. Community Service hours will not be allowed to be used for restitution or if the petitioner has been assessed a collections fee by the Department of Taxation.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A 4% convenience fee is assessed on every credit card payment.

A 4% convenience fee will be assessed on all credit card payments.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Payments may be made in person by cash, by check or money order, or by most credit cards; American Express is not accepted.

Forms of payment accepted: Cash (in person only), checks, money orders and most credit cards (American Express is not accepted).

WARNINGCriminal cases

A person whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income need not pay until obtaining another resource or income, but restitution remains due as ordered.

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. Please understand that any restitution you may have been ordered to pay is not included in this exemption of payment and is due as the court has ordered.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Credit card payments may be made at the specified website, mailed payments go to the listed court address, and checks must include the court file number.

For credit card payments, go to: https://eapps.courts.state.vs.us/fmsOnline/#/ Mail all payments to: Madison County Circuit Court, PO Box 220, Madison, VA 22727. Place your court file number on your check.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Payments associated with dishonored checks or credit card accounts incur an additional fee of 10%, with a $50 minimum.

Pursuant to Code §19.2-353.3, payments associated with dishonored checks and credit card accounts will be assessed an additional fee of 10% with a minimum of $50.00.

INFOCriminal cases

A down payment is not required for a deferred or installment payment plan.

A down-payment will not be required as a condition of any deferred or installment plan.