What Counts as Court Community Service?

Some of my clients end up doing community service due to their traffic cases, whether it is court ordered or simply in preparation for trial. One question many of them have is: what counts as community service?

Complete court community service at a non-profit, such as a charity, school, church, or government agency. Volunteering for a business does not count.

Easy non-profit examples include:

• Salvation Army
• Goodwill
• Public library

For people in the Fredericksburg area who need community service, these organizations should work fine for court-related purposes:

• Fredericksburg Area Food Bank
• Rappahannock Goodwill Industries
• Central Rappahannock Regional Library
• Spotsylvania County Parks and Recreation
• Stafford County Parks and Recreation
• Fredericksburg Parks and Recreation

If you are my client and are doing community service, please contact me to confirm that the group you selected qualifies for court. Do this before volunteering to ensure that you don’t have to redo your volunteer hours. I am always here to answer your questions. Contact us today at 540-318-5824 to discuss your case and learn how we can help you.

Andrew Flusche

My name is Andrew Flusche, and I am a traffic and misdemeanor defense lawyer serving Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George, Caroline, and the surrounding communities of Northern Virginia.As the founding partner of Flusche & Fitzgerald, Attorneys at Law, I have focused exclusively on traffic tickets and misdemeanor defense since 2008. I literally wrote the book on reckless driving in Virginia, available free here or on Amazon, and I hold my Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. With over 600 five-star reviews on Google, Yelp, and Facebook, and membership in the Fredericksburg Area Bar Association and the Virginia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, I bring local knowledge and proven results to every case.If you've been charged with a traffic or misdemeanor offense in Virginia, contact me today. Your initial consultation is always free and you'll speak directly with me.