Judge Rupen R. Shah

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.

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.

An extension of an installment payment agreement must be approved by the Court.

Applies to

Community service documentation

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.

Applies to

District court form dc 212

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.

To qualify for this exemption, the defendant must notify the clerk on Form DC-210 after the case is concluded

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.