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General District Court
Civil Forms and Instructions
Warrant in Debt - Small Claims Division
[Form DC-402]
Instructions
Warrant in Detinue - Small Claims Division
[Form DC-404]
Instructions
Petition to Test for Blood-Borne Pathogens
[Form DC-405]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Petition to Require Blood Test
[Form DC-406]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Request for Hearing - Exemption Claim
[Form DC 407]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Petition for Proceeding in Civil Case Without Payment of Fees and Costs
[Form DC-409]
Instructions -Forthcoming
Affidavit for Service of Process on the Secretary of the Commonwealth
[Form DC-410]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Service Other Than by Virginia Sheriff
[DC-411]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Warrant in Debt
[Form DC-412]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Certificate of Mailing Posted Service
[Form DC-413]
Instructions
Warrant in Detinue (Civil Claim for Specific Personal Property)
[Form DC-414]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Detinue Seizure Petition
[Form DC-415]
Instructions
Affidavit-Default Judgment Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
[Form DC-418]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Motion and Order for Voluntary Nonsuit
[Form DC-419]
Instructions
Motion for Show Cause Summons or Capias
[Form DC-420]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Summons for Unlawful Detainer (Civil Claim for Eviction)
[Form DC-421]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Notice of Hearing to Establish Final Rent and Damages
[Form DC-422]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Distress Petition
[Form DC-423]
Instructions
Petition for Expungement of Unlawful Detainer
[Form DC-425]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Warrant in Debt - Interpleader
[Form DC-428]
Instructions
Tenant's Assertion and Complaint
[Form DC 429]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Tenant's Petition for Relief from Unlawful Exclusion
[Form DC-431]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Affidavit for Summons in Interpleader
[Form DC 432]
Instructions
Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment
[Form DC 434]
Instructions
Affidavit and Petition for Order of Publication
[Form DC 435]
Instructions
Notice of Change of Address
[Form DC-437]
Instructions
Summons To Answer Interrogatories
[Form DC-440]
Instructions
Bill of Particulars
[Form DC-441]
Instructions
Grounds of Defense
[Form DC-442]
Instructions
Itemized List of Damages
[Form DC-443]
Instructions
Attachment Petition
[Form DC-445]
Instructions
Plaintiff's Bond for Levy or Seizure
[Form DC-447]
Instructions
Defendant's Bond for Levy or Seizure
[Form DC-448]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Affidavit Concerning Dependent Children and Household Income
[Form DC-449]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Suggestion for Summons In Garnishment
[Form DC-450]
Instructions
Garnishment Summons
[Form DC-451]
Instructions
Notice to Judgment Debtor- How to Claim Exemptions from Garnishment
[Form DC-454]
Instructions
Garnishee Information Sheet
[Form DC-455]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Garnishee's Answer
[Form DC-456]
Instructions
Notice of Satisfaction Form
[Form DC-458]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Motion for Judgment to be Marked Satisfied
[Form DC-459]
Instructions
Civil Appeal Bond
[Form DC-460]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Plaintiff's Bond-Lien of Mechanic for Repairs
[Form DC-462]
Instructions
Request for Writ of Eviction in Unlawful Detainer Proceedings
[Form DC-469]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Forthcoming Bond
[Form DC-470]
Instructions
Petition for Reinstatement Of Driving Privileges - Failure to Satisfy Judgment
[Form DC-472]
Instructions
Petition for Judicial Certification of Eligibility for Admission
[Form DC-477]
Instructions
Petition and Order for Sale of Property
[Form DC-479]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Medical Treatment and Detention Petition
[Form DC-489a]
Instructions
Medical Emergency Temporary Detention Petition
[Form DC-489]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Medical Emergency Custody Petition
[Form DC-491]
Instructions
Explanation of Involuntary Commitment Process - Description of Rights
[Form DC-493]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Petition For Injunction Or Mandamus Freedom Of Information Act And Affidavit For Good Cause Or Protection Of Social Security Numbers Act
[Form DC-495]
Instructions
Subpoena for Witness (Civil) Attorney Issued
[Form DC-497]
Instructions
Subpoena Duces Tecum (Civil) Attorney Issued
[Form DC-498]
Instructions
Motion and Order for Release of Vehicle
[Form DC-499]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Motion to Amend or Review Order
[Form DC-630]
Instructions
Protective Order Firearms Certification
[Form DC-649]
Instructions - Forthcoming

General District Court
Criminal Court Forms also used in the Civil Court
Request for Witness Subpoena
[Form DC-325]
Instructions
Subpoena Duces Tecum
[Form DC-336]
Instructions
Notice to Providers - Subpoena Duces Tecum for Medical Records
[Form DC-350]
Instructions
Motion to Reopen (Criminal)/Motion To Rehear (Civil)/Motion For New Trial (Civil)
[Form DC-368]
Motion and Notice of Hearing
[Form DC-371]
Petition for Protective Order
[Form DC-383]
Instructions

Information Sheet

General District Court
Eviction Diversion Pilot Program Forms
(For Use in Danville, Hampton, Petersburg and Richmond Only)
Request for Referral
[Form EDP-1]
Instructions: For Use in Danville, Hampton, Petersburg and Richmond Only
Landlord’s Notice of Nonpayment
[Form EDP-3]
Instructions: For Use in Danville, Hampton, Petersburg and Richmond Only
Affidavit of Tenant in Response to Landlord’s Notice of Nonpayment
[Form EDP-4]
Instructions: For Use in Danville, Hampton, Petersburg and Richmond Only

General District Court
Mental Health (Adult) and Other Civil Forms
Petition for Involuntary Admission for Treatment
[Form DC-4001]
Instructions
Petition for Review of Mandatory Outpatient Treatment
[Form DC-4005]
Instructions
Petition To Continue Mandatory Out Patient Treatment
[Form DC-4015]
Instructions
Tracking Document for Sending or Receiving Mandatory Outpatient Treatment Order Upon Entry
[Form DC-4020]
Instructions
Tracking Document for Sending or Receiving Mandatory Outpatient Treatment Order Upon Transfer
[Form DC-4022]
Instructions
Application for Copy of Recording of Commitment Hearing
[Form DC-4029]
Instructions
Waiver of Confidentiality of Court Records - Commitment for Mental Health Treatment
[Form DC-4032]
Instructions
Petition for Access to Dispositional Order
[Form DC-4035]
Instructions
Petition to Restore Right to Purchase, Possess or Transport a Firearm
[Form DC-4040]
Instructions
Notice Of Alternative Facility Of Temporary Detention
[Form DC-4044]
Instructions

Order for Transportation to Alternative Facility of Temporary Detention
[Form DC-4046]
Instructions

Explanation of Emergency Custody Procedures
[Form DC-4050]
Instructions
Motion for Mandatory Outpatient Treatment Upon Discharge from Inpatient Treatment
[Form DC-4055]
Instructions - Forthcoming
Petition for Emergency Substantial Risk Order
[Form DC-4060]
Instructions - Forthcoming

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