Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia Document Filing Requirements
5 rules from official source documents
Required elements, certificates, and structural requirements for court documents.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Payment plan return request
A defendant who has defaulted on a payment plan three times must address the Court in writing to return to a payment plan.
Defendants that have defaulted three (3) times on their payment plan must address the Court in writing to be returned to a payment plan.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Mature case setting
Mature cases must be set by praecipe only.
Mature cases set by praecipe only.
CRITICALCriminal cases
- Applies to
- Payment agreement reinstatement request
A defendant whose account is in collections may reinstate a payment agreement through the Clerk's office by written request.
A defendant whose account is in default and has been transferred to collections may make payment arrangements with the Stafford County Treasurer's Office or may reinstate a payment agreement through the Clerk's office with a written request.
CRITICAL
- Applies to
- Notice of hearing
Hearing notices must include time estimates for argument.
Notices for hearings must contain time estimates for argument.
INFO
- Applies to
- Ore tenus hearing setting
Ore tenus hearings may be set by praecipe on Civil Term Day.
Ore tenus hearings may be set by praecipe on Civil Term Day.
What must be included with payment plan return request filings in Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia?
A defendant who has defaulted on a payment plan three times must address the Court in writing to return to a payment plan.
What must be included with mature case setting filings in Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia?
Mature cases must be set by praecipe only.
What must be included with payment agreement reinstatement request filings in Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia?
A defendant whose account is in collections may reinstate a payment agreement through the Clerk's office by written request.
What must be included with notice of hearing filings in Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia?
Hearing notices must include time estimates for argument.
What must be included with ore tenus hearing setting filings in Stafford County Circuit Court, Virginia?
Ore tenus hearings may be set by praecipe on Civil Term Day.
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