Rule 3A:4 – Arrest Warrant or Summons

by | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia

(a)Issuance. More than one warrant or summons may issue on the same complaint. A warrant may be issued by a judicial officer if the accused fails to appear in response to a summons.(b)Form of Summons. A summons, whether issued by a magistrate or a lawenforcement...

Rule 3A:3 – The Complaint

by | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia

The complaint must consist of sworn statements of a person or persons of facts relating to the commission of an alleged offense. The statements must be made upon oath before a magistrate empowered to issue arrest warrants. The magistrate may require the sworn...

Rule 3A:1 – Scope

by | May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Virginia

These Rules govern criminal proceedings in circuit courts and juvenile and domestic relations district courts (except proceedings concerning a child in a juvenile and domestic relations district court) and before the magistrates defined in Rule 3A:2 except for cases...

Rule 8:9 – Discretion of Court

by | May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Virginia

All steps and procedures in the clerk’s office touching the filing of pleadings and the maturing of suits or actions may be reviewed and corrected by the court.The time allowed for filing pleadings may be extended by the court in its discretion, and such...