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Please bring in any paperwork you received (court order or bond recognizance) that directed you to report to the Office of Adult Court Services. Additionally, please bring in a piece of mail verifying your home address and your last paystub to verify employment.
Pretrial consists of two elements: investigation and supervision. Defendants being held at the local Adult Detention Center awaiting their arraignments have the opportunity to participate in a voluntary interview with a Pretrial Investigator at the jail. Specific demographic information is obtained during this interview and presented to the Court in a formal report. More specifically, this report is nationally known at the Virginia Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument. The officer concentrates on facts that may predict danger to the community and/or risks of flight.
Part of this process is information verification, running a prior criminal history and recommending an appropriate bond/release conditions. Recommendations are either for "release" or "detain" to include the least restrictive conditions to the offender, but at the same time mitigate any potential risk factors to themselves and society.
In addition to Pretrial Investigations, there is the supervision aspect which is a special condition of bond set by either a Magistrate or Judge. During this process, a defendant is assigned a Pretrial Officer whose job is to oversee any specific court-ordered sanctions and properly provide referrals and resources to the defendant when needed. The Officer’s duty is to report both compliance and violations to the Court while an offender is out on bond. Supervision status comes to a conclusion once the defendant is adjudicated.
Although Pretrial and Probation supervision have similar components, they differ from each other in a few different ways:
- Pretrial preserves and upholds a defendant’s presumption of innocence until proven guilty by the Court of law.
- An Officer will not discuss nor ask questions in regards to the current charge(s) or details of the specific alleged offense or arrest. They are not a part of the guilty or not guilty decision making.
- Any violation of Pretrial Supervision or bond can result in a Capias being issued for an apprehension and/or bond revocation.
The Office of Adult Court Services supervises offenders who have been convicted of a misdemeanor and/or non-violent felony, whereas the Virginia Department of Corrections (DOC) supervises offenders who have been convicted of any class of felony. The local DOC office can be contacted at 540-347-6354 or 30 Ashby Street, Suite 108, Warrenton, VA 20186.
MRT is a Cognitive-Behavioral therapy that focuses on changing the underlying factors (criminogenic needs) that are shown to cause criminal behavior. Factors such as criminal thinking, beliefs, values and attitudes are targeted during MRT. MRT has shown to be effective in reducing recidivism in substance abusers, DWI offenders and domestic violence perpetrators. (Little, 2000, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Offenders)
In 2018, the Office of Adult Court Services implemented the MRT group for offenders. The group meets once a week on Wednesday nights at no cost to offenders and is facilitated by a certified MRT Specialist.
Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP) offers services to those who have been a DUI and/or drug offense. VASAP has developed many educational programs designed to improve highway safety. These programs distinctively respond to the needs of each locality in Virginia. These VASAP system is composed of 24 local programs throughout the Commonwealth. For more information, visit http://www.vasap.state.va.us/index.html.
District Nine ASAP (VASAP/ASAP) can be reached at 540-829-7379. The office is located at 1300 Sunset Lane, Suite 3110, Culpeper, VA 22701.
The Public Defender Commission’s office can be contacted at 540-347-6390 and is located at 16 Horner Street, Warrenton, VA 20186.
Please contact the court that heard the case. Please note case information can also be found online at http://www.courts.state.va.us/caseinfo/home.html, however, cases heard in Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts are not made public.
Please contact the court that is scheduled to the case. Please note case information can also be found online at http://www.courts.state.va.us/caseinfo/home.html, however, certain information is not made public, such as cases heard in Juvenile & Domestic Relations Courts.
Please contact Fauquier County General District Court at 540-422-8035 or Rappahannock County General District Court at 540-675-5356. You can also pay online at http://www.courts.state.va.us/caseinfo/tickets.html.
Please contact the court that heard your case.
Please contact Fauquier County Circuit Court at 540-422-8100 or Rappahannock County Circuit Court at 540-675-5350.
In Fauquier County, please contact the Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court (540-422-8040) if the victim is a minor or family member (spouse, child, etc.) and General District Court (540-422-8035) for a non-domestic issue.
In Rappahannock County, please contact the General District and Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court at 540-675-5356.
Please contact Fauquier County Circuit Court at 540-422-8100 or Rappahannock County Circuit Court at 540-675-5350.
Please contact Fauquier County Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court at 540-422-8040 or Rappahannock County Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court at 540-675-5356.