Pittsylvania General District Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
Document Filing Requirements5 rules
You must fill out the necessary paperwork in the clerk's office so that your case will not be sent to collections
When a defendant has previously defaulted on a payment agreement, the defendant will be required to sign Part Il of for DC-210, Order form Payment Agreement, and make a down payment as follows:
The defendant is required to sign Part I, Fines and Costs payment Agreement, when requesting a deferred payment.
All community service must be completed through a non-profit organization and a letter from that organization must be addressed to this court and received before credit is given.
A complete DC-210 form must be received with the documentation from the jail.
Filing & Service rules
Filing Timing and Cure Windows
A defendant must appear in the clerk's office to establish a subsequent payment agreement by the current due date.
You must appear in the Clerks office to set up a subsequent payment agreement by the current due date.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Subsequent Payment Agreement
Filing Fees and Waivers
A defendant whose only financial resource is Social Security benefits or Supplemental Security Income is exempt from payments until another resource becomes available.
If your only financial resource is social security benefit or supplemental security income, you are exempt from making payments until you have another resource.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
A defendant requesting more than 90 days to pay is charged a $10 fee added to the agreement.
If the defendant requests more than 90 days to pay, there will be an on- time fee of $10.00 added to the agreement.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
Unpaid accounts without a new agreement become delinquent and accrue interest and collection fees, subject to the stated no-interest periods.
If the defendant does not pay the account in full by the given due date or enter into a new payment agreement, the account will be considered delinquent and the delinquent amounts owed shall have interest accrue and collection fee added to each case to help offset the cost of collections, which include garnishments, tax refunds withheld and/or a show cause or capias for your arrest. No interest will accrue for 180 days from the date of conviction, during any period of incarceration, or for 180 days from the release of incarceration. If the sentence included an active period of incarceration.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
The DC-210 identifies the fines and costs owed and the extended due date, and the amount should be paid in full by that date.
The form DC-210 is an agreement that's used to inform defendant of the amount of fines and costs owed along with the extended due date and this amount should be paid in full by the indicated date on the form.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
Payments must be applied to restitution before being applied to fines and costs.
State law requires that all payments be applied to restitution before fines and costs.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Restitution
If a case has been referred to collection enforcement, the increased-rate fee must be collected when restitution is paid.
If your case has been referred to the collection enforcement, the increased rate fee must be collected at the time of the restitution payment.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Restitution
Community service cannot be used to pay restitution.
Community service is not an option for restitution.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Restitution
A 4% convenience fee is added to each debit- or credit-card payment.
4% convenience fee is added each time a payment is made with a debit or credit card.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
For a subsequent agreement, the down payment is 10% when the amount due is $500 or less, and 5% or $50, whichever is greater, when the amount due exceeds $500.
Total amount due is $500 or less - 10% of the amount owed Total amount due is more than $500 - 5% down payment or $50.00 whichever is greater.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Subsequent Payment Agreement
No down payment is required for an initial payment agreement, but the defendant may choose to make one.
There is no down payment required to enter into a payment agreement; however, you may make a down payment if you wish to do so.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Initial Payment Agreement
A defendant unable to pay fines and costs within 90 days may apply for a payment agreement.
Any defendant who cannot pay their fines and costs within 90 days may apply to the court for a payment agreement.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | Payment Plan (DC-210) Policy and Procedures
A defendant may pay fines and costs through community service, credited at Virginia's current minimum wage rate.
The defendant may complete community service hours to pay fines and costs, which will be credited at the current minimum wage rate set in Virginia.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Community for fines and costs
Community service performed while incarcerated is credited at the minimum wage rate.
Community service will be credited at the minimum wage rate for any work done while incarcerated.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | Community for fines and costs
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
The Clerk grants agreed first-continuance motions; contested motions and second-or-later continuance motions are granted by a judge for good cause shown.
Agreed motions for first continuance granted by Clerk. Contested motions and any motions for a second or subsequent continuance granted by Judge for good cause shown.
Page 1 | Continuance Policy