Well, yeah... I figured it would be a civil matter as it would be in Virginia, as well... Civil processes are notoriously slow, costly and in the end you may (or may not) get a judgement and/or possession of property...
You need to talk with a bondsman... (Bondsman, Bobert???) Yeah, bondsmen deal with the slimiest of the slime and the folks who work for bondsmen are just a cut above (sometimes not) above the slime that they have to go round up when the slimiest don't show in court... Sometimes these folks will all but kidnap the slimiest the night before trials or hearings to protect their boss's "investment"... Anyway, these folks are tougher than the repo man and do things that repo men won't...
Think about it this way... A civil preceeding can cost you a couple grand ($$$$$$) and up to 6 months of hearings, postpostments, trials, depositions, etc... Now you might find a bondsman who would take $500 to deliver the car back to you... Just be sure to have clear title to show him before asking for his help...
And guess what??? Once you have the car in your possession it now become a civil matter for Mr. Creepo to try to get it back... Not criminal... It's kinda like custody of kids when a court ordered joint custody is ordered... Possession is 9/10's of the law...
Run this by your advocate...
BTW, I wasn't born knowing this stuff... Working as a jail house teacher, a drug rahb couselor and a social worker for 20 years taught me alot about how sneeky people operate and how to deal with them...
Hang in there, play smart and my most positive thoughts are with you...