Richmond City General District Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment plan application

Defendants must go to the Clerk’s Office to request, complete, and sign payment-plan paperwork; payment plans cannot be initiated online.

Payment plans cannot be initiated online. Defendants must come to the Clerk’s office to request, complete, and sign all required paperwork.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

DC-210

A convicted defendant who qualifies for the exemption must complete a DC-210 indicating current financial status.

If you are convicted and qualify for this exemption, your must complete a DC-210 (Fines and Costs Payment Agreement/Acknowledgement of Driver’s License Status) indicating your current financial status.

CRITICALCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment plan application

A family member may not apply for or complete a defendant’s payment plan unless acting under a court-ordered guardianship or valid power of attorney, and must present the original authority document or a certified true copy when applying.

Family members of a defendant may not apply for or otherwise complete a payment plan for the defendant unless acting as a court ordered guardian or pursuant to a valid power of attorney (POA). In either event, the original POA or the original Guardianship Court Order or a certified true copy thereof must be presented at the time of the application.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Down payment variance request

A defendant seeking a down-payment variance must submit a written request, sworn financial affidavit, and supporting income-and-expense documents to the Clerk; a hearing may be required.

A defendant may request a variance from the required down-payment by submitting a request in writing, filing a sworn financial affidavit, and providing supporting documentation of income and expenses with the Clerk of Court. A hearing may be required.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Applies to

Payment plan application

A payment-plan applicant may be required to submit a DMV Compliance Summary dated no more than 30 days before filing.

A defendant may be required to obtain and submit a current Division of Motor Vehicles Compliance Summary (dated 30 days or less from the date of filing) as part of the application for payment plan.