Northampton County Circuit Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Filing Requirements5 rules
Tax Map Numbers are required.
Supreme Court Deed Calculation Page is required as the cover sheet for all land recordings.
All civil filings require a (Form CC-1416) Cover Sheet for Filing Civil Actions.
In order for this court to process a Deferred Payment plan for you, we must have your original signature, your acknowledgement that you understand the driver's license suspension information and your completed deferred payment plan.
It is the policy of this court to allow 6 month deferred payment plans for accepted accounts upon written request.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
Set cases by submitting a written request one business day before docket call or by praecipe, and appear at docket call on the second Monday of odd-numbered months at 10:00 a.m.
Cases set by writtten request submitted one (1) business day previous to docket call, or by praecipe, followed by appearance at docket call held on 2nd Monday (Term Day) of odd months at 10:00 a.m.
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Filing Fees and Waivers
The court activates the deferred-payment account after receiving and accepting the original agreement and initial payment.
Upon receipt and acceptance of the original agreement and your initial payment, we will activate your account.
Criminal cases
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A deferred-payment agreement lasts six months; regular, consistent payments and contacting the office before expiration are required to renew an unpaid agreement.
Deferred Payment Agreements are good for six months only. You must make regular and consistent payments throughout the six-month period to be eligible to renew the agreement (if it is not paid in full) before the expiration date. It is your responsibility to contact this office prior to the expiration date in order to renew it.
Criminal cases
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Court-ordered deferred or installment payments and community service must be completed on time.
I understand that if the Court has ordered deferred or installment payments, or community service to pay all or part of the fines and costs, I must make all required payments or perform all community service on time.
Criminal cases
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Visa, MasterCard, and debit cards are accepted for criminal payments in person and online, with a 4% convenience fee.
Visa, Master Card and Debit Cards are accepted for all criminal payments (plus a 4% convenience fee) in person and online.
Criminal cases
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Online payments may incur a convenience fee of up to 4% or a flat $2 per transaction.
You may be charged a convenience fee of up to 4% or a flat fee of $2.00 per transaction.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Online Payments
If a non-cash payment fails, the Clerk will send written notice and may charge a penalty equal to $50 or 10% of the payment, whichever is greater.
I understand that if I pay a fine or other monies due by a method other than cash and my payment fails, the Clerk will send me a written notice of my failure of payment. A penalty of $50.00 or 10 percent of the amount of the payment, whichever is greater, may be charged if the method of payment fails.
Criminal cases
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A required ASAP program carries a fee unless the court finds the defendant indigent and reduces or waives the fee.
If you are required to enter into an alcohol safety action program (ASAP) as part of the disposition of your case or as a condition of a restricted driving privilege, pursuant to Va. Code § 18.2-271.1(B), you will be required to pay a fee for the program unless the court has found that you are indigent and the court has reduced or waived the fee.
Criminal cases
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A defendant whose only financial resource is Social Security or SSI is exempt from payments until another resource is available and must contact the Clerk’s Office to enter a payment agreement if they have another resource.
I understand that if my sole financial resource is a social security benefit or supplemental security income, then I am exempt from making payments at least until such time that I have a resource other than a social security benefit or supplemental security income. I understand that I must contact the clerk's office to eriter into a payment agreement if I have a different financial resource.
Criminal cases
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Cash and money-order payments may be made in person at the Clerk’s Office.
In person cash or money order payments may be made at the Clerk's Office.
Criminal cases
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Online credit- or debit-card payments are available for cases in circuit courts that accept online payments.
Payments may be made by credit or debit card via the internet for cases in circuit courts that accept online payments.
Criminal cases
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A defendant may request waiver of interest on outstanding fines and costs that accrued during incarceration.
Pursuant to Va. Code § 19.2-353.5, if interest on outstanding fines and costs owed to this court accrued during a period when I was incarcerated, I may request that the interest that accrued when I was incarcerated be waived by this Court.
Criminal cases
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Chambers Communication Rules
Schedule motions and other pretrial hearings with the Court's Judicial Assistant for the motions docket held on the second Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Motions and other pretrial hearings will be heard on the 2nd Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m. by scheduling a hearing with Court's Judicial Assistant to be placed on the motions docket for that day.
Page 1 | Terms of Court and General Information
Contact the Clerk’s Office by phone for special payment arrangements.
If you need special arrangements, please contact the Clerk's Office at 757-678-0465.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Guidelines for Conditions of Six Month Deferred Payment Plan