Newport News Circuit Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements13 rules
Praecipes must be filed.
Effective July 1, 2021, cover sheets are required for recordings.
Order to Meet and Confer must be completed and filed with the Court three days prior to each pendente lite hearing.
Form Pendente Lite Order must be completed after each pendente lite hearing.
If you are financially unable to pay the above amounts, you will be required to complete a financial eligibility form which will be submitted to the Court for consideration.
Return completed petition and down payment to Clerk’s Office;
the organization will report in writing to the Newport News Circuit Court Clerk’s office the location and number of hours performed
You must submit with this application: a. A completed financial information form b. A DMV Compliance summary. (May be obtained at Newport News Treasurer’s Office.)
The organization and location must be identified in this application and a responsible person must sign this form agreeing to supervise the community service
The location at which you propose to perform community service must be non-profit, reputable and established in the Commonwealth of Virginia without any personal connection to you.
The court must give the defendant written notice of the payment agreement options and, if available, earning credit through community service.
Court's wording
The court shall give the defendant written notice of deferred, modified deferred, and installment payment agreements and, if a community service program has been established, the availability of earning credit toward discharge of fines and costs through the performance of community service work.
A defendant may request modification of a payment agreement in writing using the prescribed form; the court may grant the request upon a good-faith showing of need.
Court's wording
At any time during the duration of a payment agreement, the defendant may request a modification of the agreement in writing, on a form provided by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, and the court may grant such modification based on a good faith showing of need.
The payment-agreement petition includes an oath and an attestation that the information provided is correct to the best of the signer's knowledge, with a perjury warning.
Court's wording
This statement is made under oath, any false statements of a material fact to any questions contained herein shall constitute perjury under the provisions of VA Code § 18.2-434. The maximum penalty for perjury is confinement in the state penitentiary for a period of ten years. I hereby state that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
The Order to Meet and Confer must be filed three days before each pendente lite hearing.
Order to Meet and Confer must be completed and filed with the Court three days prior to each pendente lite hearing.
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The organization must submit the written service-location and hours report to the Clerk’s office by the fifteenth of each month after the application is approved.
the organization will report in writing to the Newport News Circuit Court Clerk’s office the location and number of hours performed no later than the fifteenth of each month following the approval of this application.
Criminal cases
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Filing Fees and Waivers
Payments are as follows: $50/month with a down payment. If fines and costs owed are $500 or less, down payment is 10% of such amount owed or, if amount owed is more than $500, the down payment will be 5% of such amount or $50, whichever is greater.
Payments are as follows: $50/month with a down payment. If fines and costs owed are $500 or less, down payment is 10% of such amount owed or, if amount owed is more than $500, the down payment will be 5% of such amount or $50, whichever is greater.
Criminal cases
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Payments may be made in cash, by money order, qualifying personal check, credit card, or online; a 2% convenience fee applies to credit-card payments.
Acceptable Methods of Payment Cash Money Order Personal Check (VA Bank) VISA/MasterCard AMEX/Discover (2% convenience fee applies) Online at https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/fmsOnline
Criminal cases
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Accounts defaulting after July 1, 2013 incur a 17% collection fee on unpaid principal, except that the fee is not added for a plan established before default unless the payer fails out of the plan.
All Circuit Court accounts that default after July 1, 2013 incur a 17% collection fee on the unpaid principal balance. If you are placed on our plan prior to having defaulted the 17% collections fee will not be added unless you fail out of the plan.
Criminal cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
Because May Term Day may move to the following Friday, contact the Clerk's Office for further information.
Due to the mandatory Judicial Conference, May Term Day may be changed to the following Friday. Please contact the Clerk's Office for further information.
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