Virginia Beach General District Court, Virginia Adjournment & Extension Requirements

CRITICAL

If made in writing the motion shall be mailed or hand delivered to the clerk's office.

If made in writing the motion shall be mailed or hand delivered to the clerk's office.

CRITICAL

A day-of-trial motion for continuance must be made in person, except that unforeseen circumstances preventing personal appearance require the motion to be faxed to the clerk's office.

Motions made on the day of trial shall be made in person unless unforeseen circumstances prevent a personal appearance. In such cases the motion shall be faxed to the clerk's office.

CRITICAL

Motions for continuances must comply with Supreme Court of Virginia Rule 7A:14.

Motions for continuances shall comply with Supreme Court of Virginia Rule 7A:14.

CRITICAL

Motions for continuance submitted by email will not be considered.

Emailed motions will not be considered.

CRITICAL

Before trial, a motion for continuance must be made in person or in writing.

Motions made prior to trial shall be made either in person or in writing.

WARNING

A motion for continuance may be faxed only when the sender knows a mailed motion will not arrive in time.

The motion may be faxed only if it is clear to the sender that a mailed motion will not be received on a timely basis.

WARNING

A telephone request to continue on the day of trial is permitted only when circumstances beyond the moving party's control prevent faxing the motion to the court.

Requests to continue made by telephone on the day of trial are permitted only when the moving party is unable to fax the motion to the court due to circumstances beyond their control.