Community Service

Pursuant to Section 19.2-354(C) of the Code of Virginia, a community service program has been established by this Court for discharge of all or part of the fines and costs imposed on a defendant.  Community service hours cannot be submitted to satisfy restitution.  See the below Orders for more details on this program.

• Community Service is defined, for the purpose of this program, as work on (i) state, county, city, or town property, (ii) any property owned by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3) and that is organized and operated exclusively for charitable or social welfare purposes on a voluntary basis, or (iii) a preapproved basis by the Court. 
• Pursuant to Court of Appeals ruling in Vanmeter v. Commonwealth, 80 Va. App 324 (2024), Section 19.2-354(C)(ii) of the Code of Virginia, does not entitle inmates to offset their fines or costs with community service credits for work performed for the Virginia Department of Corrections at the prisons that house them.