Northumberland Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Document Format Requirements1 rule
The hours must be documented on the agencies organizational letterhead.
Document Filing Requirements1 rule
The defendant shall be required to sign a new DC-210 to enter into agreement.
Filing & Service rules
Service and Proof of Service Rules
The amount(s) listed in this agreement may be administratively amened by the Clerk of this Court in the event additional costs should be assessed and if additional costs are assessed, the Clerk will forthwith issue a notice to the debtor of the total amount due by first class mail to the address of record.
The amount(s) listed in this agreement may be administratively amened by the Clerk of this Court in the event additional costs should be assessed and if additional costs are assessed, the Clerk will forthwith issue a notice to the debtor of the total amount due by first class mail to the address of record.
Criminal cases
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Filing Fees and Waivers
A deferred plan requires no down payment and allows 90 additional days to pay; a defendant who has made steady payments may enter a new agreement for one further 90-day extension.
No down payment shall be required for a deferred plan. The defendant shall be granted an additional 90 days to complete paying the fines/costs from the initial due date. If the defendant has not paid the full amount within 90 days, but has made steady payments, the defendant may then enter into a new agreement to extend the deadline for an additional 90 days.
Criminal cases
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A one-time $10 fee is assessed when the defendant enters the agreement after 90 days have passed from disposition.
A one-time fee of $10.00 shall be assessed against the defendant upon entering into the agreement after 90 days have passed from the date of disposition.
Criminal cases
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If the defendant cannot pay fines or costs within 90 days of the initial assessment, the Clerk may permit a deferred or installment payment plan.
If a defendant appearing before the Northumberland County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court is unable to pay the fines/costs imposed by the court within 90 days of the initial assessment date, the Clerk of this Court is authorized to permit the defendant to enter into a deferred or installment payment plan.
Criminal cases
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Default results in referral to collections and assessment of additional costs, and the Court may intercept the debtor’s tax overpayment.
If the debtor is in default of the time to pay agreement, the account will be referred to collections and additional costs will be assessed to the debtor. The Court may also intercept any tax overpayment owed to the debtor.
Criminal cases
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No interest accrues while the agreement is in effect and/or the payment plan has not defaulted.
No interest shall accrue during the time period the agreement is in effect and/or payment plan does not default.
Criminal cases
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Community service may defray fines and costs only with advance approval, is credited at Virginia’s current minimum wage, and cannot be credited toward restitution, interest on restitution, or collection fees.
The Court will accept the performance of community service work as an option to defray fines and costs IF APPROVED IN ADVANCE. The Court will not credit community service towards any amount owed as restitution the interest which has accrued on restitution, or any collection fee required. Community service hours will be credited in the amount of the Virginia current minimum wage. The hours must be documented on the agencies organizational letterhead.
Criminal cases
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A debtor whose sole income is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income may be exempt from fines and costs.
A debtor may be exempt from payment of fines and costs if the debtor's sole source of income is a social security benefit or supplemental security income.
Criminal cases
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Adjournment & Extension Requirements
A criminal-case continuance may be granted by the Clerk with the Commonwealth's Attorney's agreement.
Continued by Clerk with agreement of Commonwealth's Attorney
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A judge grants all subsequent continuances in civil cases.
all subsequent continuances granted by Judge.
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The Clerk grants the first civil-case continuance with the parties' agreement.
First continuance granted by Clerk with agreement of parties,
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Chambers Communication Rules
During the agreement, the debtor must promptly notify the Court of any change of mailing address.
As a condition of the agreement, the debtor must promptly inform the Court of any change of mailing address during the term o the agreement.
Criminal cases
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