Office Hours
8:00
A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday ~ Friday
The
Treasurer's Office is located in the Courthouse Annex Building 11
Bank Street, Chatham, Virginia. Parking is available on Main Street
or directly behind the Courthouse.
The
Treasurer's Office has come a long way since it's inception in
1869. There has been an increasing focus over the years to become
more efficient and effective in an effort to better serve the
citizens of Pittsylvania County.
The
primary functions of the Treasurer's Office fall into two major
categories. They are as follows: the receipt, collection and
safekeeping of revenue and the appropriate accounting for the
receipt and disbursement of revenue.
We
continually strive to improve the services we provide to the general
public. The Treasurer's Office is a front-line representative of
Pittsylvania County devoted to customer satisfaction and enhancing
the public perception of the county.
Telephone Numbers
(434)
797-9550 .....Danville area
(434)
656-6211.....Gretna/Hurt area
(434)
432-7960.....Chatham area
(434)
432-7968....FAX
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Vehicle License Fees
License Fee
A license fee is assessed on all motor vehicles, owned or leased,
normally garaged, stored or parked in the County. The assessment is
made on the first day of each calendar year, and is due and payable
on June 5th annually. Those fees are as follows:
Passenger Vehicles/Pickup Trucks: $29.50
Motorcycles: $27.50
Exemptions and Reductions
(1) One vehicle owned or leased, and used personally in the
performance of duties by each active member of the volunteer fire
departments and volunteer rescue squads who lives in the county
outside of the incorporated towns is exempt after proper
certification.
Application for exemption of license fee.
(2) Passenger vehicles and pickup trucks owned and used personally
by a member of the National Guard shall be partially exempt from the
payment of the license fee levied and imposed by fifty percent (50%)
of said fee.
(3) Passenger vehicle and pickup trucks owned and used personally by
a Disabled Veteran or Prisoner of War and currently running state
license plates to identify them as such, are exempt from license fee
with proper documentation.
(4) License fee shall not be applied to any vehicle personally owned
or leased, in whole or in part, by a member of the armed services of
the United States on active
duty.
Transitional Provisions
Effective For 2007 License Year Only
In order to adjust the amount of the vehicle license fee for the
2007 license year in recognition of the transition from the former
April 15, 2007 expiration date for decals to the new June 5, 2007
due date for vehicle license fees, the vehicle license fee for the
2007 license year only is hereby reduced by
thirty-three percent (33%) such that the fee shall be nineteen
dollars and seventy-five cents ($19.75) on each and every passenger
vehicle and truck, and is hereby reduced by a corresponding
thirty-three percent (33%) on motorcycles and all other motor
vehicles that are subject to the County license fee. This reduction
shall automatically expire on or before December 31, 2007 and all
annual County vehicle license fees for the 2008 license year and
thereafter shall be imposed at the full amounts specified above and
such fees shall be payable on or before June 5th of each year,
beginning June 5, 2007.
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Dog Tags
| Spayed or Neutered |
$5.00 |
| Non-altered |
$5.00 |
| Kennel Tags (1 - 20
dogs) |
$40.00 |
| Kennel Tags ( 20+
dogs) |
$50.00 |
| Duplicate tag |
$2.00 |
| *Declared Vicious |
$50.00 |
| (*Must be
obtained from Animal Control Office) |
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Collection of Taxes
Our
office is responsible for receiving state and local funds; State and
Estimated Income tax and local Real Estate and Personal Property
taxes.
Tax
deadlines are as follows:
Real Estate and Personal Property Taxes are Billed Semi-annual
1st Installment Due Date:
June 5th
2nd Installment Due
Date: December 5th
Taxes are considered
delinquent on the next day following the due date and a ten
percent (10%) penalty is applied to the balance due.
Interest at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum is applied on the first day of the
month following the installment due date and accrues
monthly.
Pittsylvania County is a
non-prorating jurisdiction. Assessments are made based
on ownership and residency as of January 1st of each
calendar year.
State Income Tax - May 1
(A 6%
penalty is applied each month thereafter on any unpaid balance up to
30%; interest is accrued daily until balance is paid. After
December 31, any unpaid tax will be forwarded to the Department of
Taxation in Richmond Virginia for additional collection procedures)
Estimated Income Tax
May
1 - Voucher 1
June 15 - Voucher 2
September 15 - Voucher 3
January 15 - Voucher 4
The first
voucher must be filed with the Commissioner of the Revenue and all
subsequent vouchers are mailed to the Treasurer. (Note: all vouchers
do not need to be mailed, this depends on the individual filing and
tax requirements.)
