Acuerdos de pago diferido o en cuotas en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si alguien tiene que pagar multas, puede pedirle al juez que le permita pagar poco a poco. El juez decide cuánto se puede pagar cada mes según la situación de la persona.

Es como cuando decides comprar un videojuego y no puedes pagar todo de una vez, así que haces un trato para pagar un poco cada semana hasta que lo terminas.

Ejemplo Práctico

María recibió una multa de tránsito y no puede pagarla de una sola vez. Ella le pide al juez un acuerdo de pago y, tras revisar sus finanzas, el juez le permite pagar $25 al mes durante seis meses. Así, María puede manejar sus gastos mientras paga la multa.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

If the defendant requests to enter into an installment agreement, the court may offer installment payments of (i) $25 per month, or a higher amount, depending on a defendant's ability to pay, which the court shall determine using a written financial statement, on a form developed by the Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court, setting forth the defendant's financial resources and obligations or by conducting an oral examination of the defendant to determine his financial resources and obligations or (ii) less than $25 per month if the defendant is determined to be indigent by the court pursuant to § 19.2-159 . The length of a payment agreement and the amount of the payments shall be reasonable in light of the defendant's financial resources and obligations and shall not be based solely on the amount of fines and costs. The court may offer a payment agreement combining an initial period during which no payment of fines and costs is required followed by a period of installment payments. E. No court shall require a defendant to make a down payment upon entering a deferred, modified deferred, or installment payment agreement, other than a subsequent payment agreement, in which case the court may require a down payment pursuant to subsection I. Nothing in this section shall prevent a defendant from voluntarily making a down payment upon entering any payment agreement. F. All fines and costs that a defendant owes for all cases in any single court may be incorporated into one payment agreement, unless otherwise ordered by the court in specific cases. A payment agreement shall include only those outstanding fines and costs for which the limitations period set forth in § 19.2-341 has not run. G. Any payment received within 10 days of its due date shall be considered to be timel