Circuit Court Criminal

PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A JURY DUTY SCAM HAPPENING CURRENTLY - SOMEONE POSING AS A DEPUTY SHERIFF (in one case, used a legitimate Deputy Sheriff's name and badge number) IS CALLING SAYING THAT YOU DID NOT SHOW UP FOR JURY DUTY AND THAT YOU NEED TO IMMEDIATELY COME TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE/MAGISTRATE (and gave correct address information for the office) AND HAND OVER A $2500 CASH BOND OR YOU WILL BE IMMEDIATELY DETAINED AND ARRESTED. NO ONE FROM THE COURT OR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WOULD EVER CALL AND DEMAND YOU BRING THEM MONEY FOR NOT SHOWING UP FOR COURT! The scam is appearing to be real, as the person on the phone gives legitimate names and addresses so that if someone looked it up to see if the information is real, it appears real. PLEASE KNOW THIS KIND OF DEMAND TO SHOW UP WITH MONEY WOULD NEVER HAPPEN.

Clerk of Circuit Court - Criminal

757-385-4187

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The Criminal Department’s primary responsibilities, with respect to criminal cases, includes but are not limited to the following:

To receive and acknowledge receipt of all case-related documents filed with the Court and to properly provide for their security, retention and disposition.
To issue legal documents such as arrest warrants, capiases, subpoenas, writs, abstracts, and any other documents as authorized by the Judge or statute.
To assign and maintain dockets and calendars of cases scheduled to be heard for upcoming hearings.
To commit to jail, penitentiary or other facilities and to admit to bail as ordered by the Court.
To prepare and maintain Court orders as directed by the Court.
To assist the Court during courtroom proceedings (by calling cases, swearing witnesses, taking notes, and marking exhibits).
To account for all fines, court costs, restitution and other monies owed, remitted, or to be disbursed
To provide data regarding disposition of cases and caseload information to a variety of local and state agencies.

These responsibilities indicate the important role of the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office within Virginia’s judicial system. As caseloads and the volume of paperwork continues to increase, the responsibilities of the Clerk and their criminal department staff to process cases efficiently, accurately, and properly through the Court is extremely critical in their support of public safety offices and officials.

**NOTE: The Circuit Court Clerk’s Office is a court of record, and DOES NOT accept e-mail or faxed court documents for filing. Original documents must be received by way of U.S. Mail or courier to the office.

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