Waynesboro General District Court, Virginia 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.

Criminal cases

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

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

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.