Smyth General District Court, Virginia Filing Fees and Waivers

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

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The $10.00 Time to Pay fee will be assessed on the account if it has not already been assessed.

The $10.00 Time to Pay fee will be assessed on the account providing the fee has not already been assessed.

CRITICALCriminal cases

To extend a defaulted payment agreement, the Court requires a 10% down payment when the total due is under $500, or 5% or $50, whichever is greater, when the total due is over $500.

If a defendant defaults on the payment agreement, the Court requires the following down payment to extend: Total due < $500.00 = down payment of 10% Total due > $500.00 = down payment of 5% or $50, whichever is greater

CRITICALCriminal cases

Fee

10

A one-time $10.00 Time to Pay Fee is assessed for a Payment Plan.

Acknowledgement of the Payment Plan is required with a signature on the DC-210 and a one-time $10.00 Time to Pay Fee is assessed.

WARNINGCriminal cases

A person whose sole financial resource is Social Security or Supplemental Security Income need not pay fines or costs until another resource or income is available, and the account will not go to collections while that income remains unchanged; restitution remains due as ordered.

If your sole financial resource is a Social Security Benefit or Supplement Security Income, then you are not required to pay fines or costs until you have another resource or income. As long as your sole income remains unchanged, your account will not go to collections. However, any restitution that you have been ordered to pay is not exempt from payment obligations if your financial resources are limited as above. It is due as ordered by the court.

WARNING

The court cannot collect monetary payments after 3:45 p.m.

No monetary payments can be collected after 3:45 p.m.

WARNINGCriminal cases

The Clerk cannot adjust interest or collection fees.

The Clerk CANNOT adjust any interest or collection fees.

WARNINGCriminal cases

Failure to comply with a payment plan could result in added interest and collections fees and an additional down payment for another plan.

Any failure to comply with the terms and conditions of any plan could result in added interest and collections fees, as well as an additional down payment for another payment plan.