Northampton County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Deferred payment plan

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Deferred payment plan

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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.

WARNINGCriminal cases

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.

INFOCriminal cases

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.

INFOCriminal cases

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.

INFOCriminal cases

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.