Waynesboro General District Court, Virginia
Court-Level Rules, Filing Procedures & Policies
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Adjournments
- Continuance requests should be made at least 5 days before the court date; requests made fewer than 5 days before require the requesting party to appear in person.
Document Filing Requirements3 rules
To seek credit for qualifying work performed during incarceration, the defendant must petition the Court and submit a fully completed Form DC-212 with signed supporting documentation of the work and rate of pay.
Court's wording
Upon petition to the Court, any work performed during a period of incarceration on or after July 1, 2023, in a facility where less than minimum wage was paid, can be applied to your court fines and costs. In order to receive this credit, the defendant must obtain and fully complete District Court From DC-212 (Payment of Fines and Costs-Work While Incarcerated) and submit it to the Court with all supporting documentation of work performed and rate of pay signed by the supervisory authority at the facility where the work was performed.
Approved community service must be performed at a nonprofit, documented and signed by the supervising authority, and provided to the court unless a Court Community Corrections program supervises it.
Court's wording
Each defendant approved by the court for community service shall perform the community service at a nonprofit entity and shall have the supervising authority sign documentation to support the work being performed. The defendant shall provide this documentation to the court unless the court is served by a Court Community Corrections program. For any courts that use a Court Community Corrections program, that agency shall supervise the community service performed by a defendant.
To qualify for this exemption, the defendant must notify the clerk on Form DC-210 after the case is concluded
Filing & Service rules
Adjournment & Extension Requirements
Continuance requests should be made at least 5 days before the court date; requests made fewer than 5 days before require the requesting party to appear in person.
Requests for continuance should be made at least 5 days before the scheduled court date. If the request is made fewer than 5 days before the court date, the requesting party must appear in person to request the continuance.
Page 1 | Continuance Policy
An extension of an installment payment agreement must be approved by the Court.
If an extension is requested, it must be approved by the Court.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | INSTALLMENT PAYMENT AGREEMENT OPTION
A defendant unable to pay a deferred or modified deferred agreement in full must notify the Clerk in writing before the agreement's due date and request an extension.
In the event the defendant is unable to make full payment in accordance with the provisions of the plan, the defendant shall notify the Clerk in writing prior to the due date of the agreement and request an extension.
Criminal cases
Page 1 | DEFERRED AND MODIFIED DEFERRED PAYMENT AGREEMENT OPTION
The Clerk of Court may grant one community-service completion extension of up to six months if the written request is received before the completion due date.
The Clerk of Court may grant a one-time extension, not to exceed 6 months, for completion of community service provided the request is made in writing and received by the Clerk prior to the due date for completion of community service.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | COMMUNTY SERVICE
Chambers Communication Rules
A defendant whose income changes to include another source must report the change to the Clerk's Office and then enter into a payment agreement.
If circumstances do change for a defendant where any part of income is obtained from any other source, the defendant is required to report that change to the Clerk's Office and to then enter into a payment agreement.
Criminal cases
Page 2 | SOCIAL SECURITY EXEMPTION