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District Court Forms
Where can I find court approved forms?
The Virginia Judicial System has a number of forms for each court available on the court's form page. You can also access forms by entering the form number or a keyword in the search box on the court's form page, which is located in the upper right hand corner of each page above the navigation column.
District Court
General
Motion to Set Aside Default Judgment (Form #DC-434)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc434.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc434inst.pdf
Summons to Answer Interrogatories (Form # DC-440)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc440.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc440inst.pdf
Bill of Particulars (Form # DC-441)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc441.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc441inst.pdf
Grounds of Defense (Form #DC-442)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc442.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc442inst.pdf
Itemized List of Damages (Form # DC-443)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc443.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc443inst.pdf
Attachment Petition (Form #DC-445)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc445.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc445inst.pdf
Affidavit-Default Judgment Service Members Civil Relief Act (Form # DC-418)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc418.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc418inst.pdf
Claims for Money
Warrant in Debt—Small Claims Division (Form # DC-402)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc402.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc402inst.pdf
Warrant in Debt (Form # DC-412)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc412.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc412inst.pdf
Claims for Property
Warrant in Detinue—Small Claims Division (Form # DC-404)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc404.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc404inst.pdf
Warrant in Detinue (Civil Claim for Specific Personal Property) (Form # DC-414)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc414.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc414inst.pdf
Detinue Seizure Petition (Form # DC-415)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc415.pdf
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc415inst.pdf
Petition and Order for Sale of Property (Form # DC-479)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc479.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc479inst.pdf
Motion and Order for Release of Vehicle (Form # DC-499)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc499.pdf
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc499inst.pdf
Service & Notice
Affidavit and Petition for Order of Publication (Form # DC- 435)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc435.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc435inst.pdf
Notice of Change of Address (Form # DC-437)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc437.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc437inst.pdf
Affidavit for Service of Process on the Secretary of the Commonwealth (Form # DC-410)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc410.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc410inst.pdf
Service Other Than By a Virginia Sheriff (Form # DC-411)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc411.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc411inst.pdf
Certificate of Mailing Posted Service (Form # DC-413)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc413.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc413inst.pdf
Judgment Debtor / Creditor
Request for Hearing—Exemption Claim (Form # DC-407)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc407.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc407inst.pdf
Plaintiff’s Bond for Levy or Seizure (Form # DC-447)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc447.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc447inst.pdf
Defendant’s Bond for Levey or Seizure (Form # DC- 448)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc448.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc448inst.pdf
Civil Appeal Bond (Form # DC-460)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc460.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc460inst.pdf
Plaintiff’s Bond-Lien of Mechanic for Repairs (Form # DC-462)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc462.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc462inst.pdf
Affidavit Concerning Dependent Children and Household Income (Form # DC-449)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc449.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc449inst.pdf
Suggestion for Summons in Garnishment (Form # DC-450) (Judgment Creditor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc450.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc450inst.pdf
Garnishment Summons (Form # DC-451) (Judgment Creditor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc451.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc451inst.pdf
Notice of Satisfaction Form (Form # DC-458) (Judgment Creditor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc458.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc458inst.pdf
Motion for Judgment to Be Marked Satisfied (Form # DC-459) (Judgment Creditor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc459.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc459inst.pdf
Notice to Judgment Debtor- How to Claim Exemptions for Garnishment (Form # DC-454)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc454.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc454inst.pdf
Garnishee Information Sheet (Form # DC-455) (Judgment Debtor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc455.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc455inst.pdf
Garnishee’s Answer (Form # DC-456) (Judgment Debtor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc456.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc456inst.pdf
Forthcoming Bond (Form # DC-470) (Judgment Debtor)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc470.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc470inst.pdf
Miscellaneous
Request for Writ of Eviction in Unlawful Detainer Proceedings (Form # DC-469)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc469.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc469inst.pdf
Petition to Test for Blood-Borne Pathogens (Form # DC-405)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc405.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc405inst.pdf
Petition to Require Blood Test (Form # DC-406)
- https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc406.pdf
- Instructions: https://www.vacourts.gov/forms/district/dc406inst.pdf