Criminal Legal System
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Court-appointed Counsel Fee
FINES AND FEES: Did you get billed for a court-appointed attorney or public defender in Virginia? LAJC wants to hear… Read More
Interest on Court Debt
FINES AND FEES: INTEREST ON COURT DEBT In Virginia, for people who are unable to pay their court debt immediately, the debt can grow with… Read More
SSA Beneficiaries with Criminal Debt
FINES AND FEES: HELP SSA BENEFICIARIES WITH CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC DEBT GET RELIEF Many Virginians – including people who receive benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA)… Read More
Deferred Dispositions
FINES AND FEES: DEFERRED DISPOSITIONS AND COURT COSTS A deferred disposition (or deferred dismissal) is an agreement that someone will complete certain conditions to avoid a conviction. The case… Read More
Criminal Court Costs
FINES AND FEES: CRIMINAL COURT COSTS Criminal court costs are collected from people who are convicted of a crime or receive a deferred dismissal of… Read More
Fines and Fees
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: FINES AND FEES Virginia’s criminal and traffic systems impose hundreds of millions of dollars each year in court debt, a combination of… Read More
Virginia 2021 Record-Sealing
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Virginia’s 2021 and 2025 Record-Sealing Laws In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed a new law that will greatly expand eligibility for… Read More
Expungement
CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: EXPUNGEMENT Criminal records deny people access to safe and stable housing, dependable employment, and mobility granted by an education. In turn, people… Read More
Presumptions Against Bail
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: PRESUMPTIONS AGAINST BAIL In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly repealed the harmful system of presuming that someone should be detained based on… Read More
Pretrial Justice
cRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM: PRETRIAL JUSTICE On any given night, Virginia jails hold over 28,000 people, roughly 1 in 200 Virginians between the ages of 15… Read More
