Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, Virginia Filing Timing and Cure Windows
4 rules from official source documents
Filing cutoffs, deemed-filed rules, rejection handling, cure periods, and outage procedures.
Cutoffs and deemed-filed rules
CRITICAL
Notice of a criminal motion must reach the Clerk's office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.
Notice of criminal motions must be received in the Clerk's office by 3:00 p.m. the day before the hearing.
CRITICAL
Pleadings received after 4:00 p.m. local time will be marked received the next business day.
All pleadings received after 4:00pm (local time) will be marked as received the next business day.
Filing deadlines
CRITICAL
- Deadline
- 10 business days
A praecipe must be filed at least ten business days before Term.
Praecipe must be filed ten (10) business days prior to Term.
WARNING
Original motions should be filed with the Clerk's office seven (7) days in advance of hearing;
Original motions should be filed with the Clerk's office seven (7) days in advance of hearing;
What filing deadlines does Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, Virginia set?
A praecipe must be filed at least ten business days before Term.
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When is a filing treated as filed in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court, Virginia?
The rule states a 3:00 p.m. filing cutoff. Notice of a criminal motion must reach the Clerk's office by 3:00 p.m. on the day before the hearing.
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