Court Rules
Court-wide rules apply

Judge Brian H. Jones

Judge • Petersburg General District Court, Virginia

Court-wide rules

Applies court-wide

Petersburg General District Court, Virginia publishes its filing requirements at the court level rather than per judge, so these 6 rules are what govern this courtroom.

Fees

All 2
  • No time to pay fee will be charged on any account.

  • Fee
    4

    A 4% convenience fee applies each time a payment is made by debit or credit card.

Filing Requirements

All 2
  • Applies to
    DC-211 form

    Only the defendant may complete and sign the time-to-pay form, or the court will not accept it.

  • Applies to
    Community service verification letter

    To receive community-service credit, submit the original nonprofit letterhead letter listing the volunteer hours and dates and signed by the supervising nonprofit employee.

Adjournments

All 1
  • The judge grants continuances; if a request is not made in writing before the court date, the requesting party must appear in person to request one.

Filing Timing

All 1
  • Submit the original community-service letter to the Clerk's office by the payment due date; late letters receive no extension or exception.

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