Pittsylvania General District Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Restitution payment

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Restitution payment

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

10

Applies to

Payment agreement

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Restitution

Community service cannot be used to pay restitution.

Community service is not an option for restitution.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment agreement

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

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.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Subsequent payment agreement

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.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Fines and costs

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.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

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.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

Initial 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.

INFOCriminal cases

Applies to

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.