Fairfax County, Virginia public records

In Fairfax County, deeds are recorded by the Land Records Division, Fairfax Circuit Court; property values come from the Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Division; court files are divided among the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room, the General District Court Clerk and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Clerk.

Last checked against official sources on November 4, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Fairfax County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Land Records Division, Fairfax Circuit Court⁴	Search deeds²	Certified copy fee: $2.00 per document plus $0.50 per page³
Property values and owners	Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Division⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Department of Tax Administration⁷	Tax bill search⁸	—
Court cases	Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room⁹ General District Court Clerk¹⁰ Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Clerk's Office¹¹	Fairfax Circuit Court¹² Fairfax County General District Court¹²	Copies $0.50 per page; certified copy additional $2.00 per document; triple seal additional $2.50 per document⁹
Marriage records	Fairfax Circuit Court, Public Services Division¹³	—	$2.50 per certified copy¹³
Divorce records	Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room⁹	—	—
Birth certificates	Fairfax County Office of Vital Records¹⁴	—	$15.00 per certificate and/or search; the $15 initial search fee applies even if no record is located¹⁴
Death certificates	Fairfax County Office of Vital Records¹⁴	—	$15.00 per certificate and/or search¹⁴
Probate and wills	Fairfax Circuit Court Probate Division¹⁵	—	—
Business names (DBA)	Fairfax Circuit Court, Public Services Division¹³	—	Dissolution fee: $10.00¹⁶

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Fairfax County are recorded by the Land Records Division, Fairfax Circuit Court (Clerk of the Circuit Court).⁴

Online search: ccr.fairfaxcounty.gov/cpan²
Years online: 1742 to the present⁶

Certified copy fee: $2.00 per document plus $0.50 per page³
How to order: Know the instrument number or deed book and page; order in person at Suite 317 or by mail with the Land Records Copy Request Form or a written request, payment and SASE. Personal checks not accepted. Mailed within two weeks.³
Mail turnaround: Within two weeks³
Recording fee: $23.00 for 1-10 pages; $37.00 for 11-30; $57.00 for 31 or more (Clerk's Fee), plus taxes and other fees on the schedule¹⁷
Coverage: Fairfax County and City of Fairfax; Falls Church goes to Arlington, Alexandria to Alexandria⁴
Copy request form: fairfaxcounty.gov/…³

How deeds work in Virginia

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Division sets property values⁵; the Department of Tax Administration bills and collects the tax⁷.

Property search: icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/…⁶
Tax bill search: fairfaxcounty.gov/dta_mobileepayre⁸
Parcel map (GIS): fairfaxcounty.gov/maps¹⁸
Appealing a value: fairfaxcounty.gov/…¹⁹
Tax due dates: July 28 and December 5⁵
City note: City of Fairfax assessments are handled by the city: 703-385-7840⁶

Full Fairfax County deeds and property guide: searches, appeals and state rules

How property tax works in Virginia

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Fairfax Circuit Court (Nineteenth Judicial Circuit)	Civil matters such as contract disputes, divorce actions and personal injury; criminal matters such as misdemeanors and felonies; administrations of estates; deeds²⁰	Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room	fairfaxcounty.gov/apps/ECS_Public¹²
Fairfax County General District Court	Traffic violations, misdemeanors, and civil cases¹⁰	General District Court Clerk	eapps.courts.state.va.us/…¹²
Fairfax Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court	Juvenile and domestic relations; three sections including the Court Services Unit and Clerk's Office²¹	Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Clerk's Office	—

Fees: Copies $0.50 per page; certified copy additional $2.00 per document; triple seal additional $2.50 per document⁹
Sealed and confidential records: Adoption files sealed; J&DR appeals and sealed files limited to parties and attorneys⁹
Offsite: Older civil law, chancery, fiduciary and criminal files at the Offsite Records Center, 2730 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 100, Merrifield, VA 22031; (703) 246-6656⁹

Criminal records and background checks

Where: Criminal Division, 4th floor Suite 409⁹

Full Fairfax County court guide: each court, its clerk, sealed records and statewide search

How Virginia courts keep their files

Marriage records

Fairfax Circuit Court, for licenses it issued¹³

Copy fee: $2.50 per certified copy¹³
Triple seal: $3.00 Clerk's fee for triple seal copy²²
Marriage license fee: $30.00 total²²
Restricted1997: Licenses issued 7/1/1997 to 6/30/2001 are not open to general public inspection¹³
How to order: In person or by mail: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attention: Marriage License Copies, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 116, Fairfax, VA 22030¹³
County vital office: Health department issues Virginia marriage certificates, 1936 onward¹⁴

Virginia marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room.⁹

Decree copy: See the Records page for a certified copy of a Final Decree²³
County vital office: Health department issues divorce certificates, 1918 on¹⁴

Virginia divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Fairfax County Office of Vital Records (Health Department).¹⁴

Years: June 1912 to the present, Virginia births¹⁴
Fee: $15.00 per certificate and/or search; the $15 initial search fee applies even if no record is located¹⁴
Who: Self or immediate family with valid ID; legal representatives with documentation¹⁴
How to order: Walk-in only; no appointments¹⁴
Public access: Birth records public after 100 years¹⁴

Ordering a Virginia birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Fairfax County Office of Vital Records (Health Department).¹⁴

Years: June 1912 onward¹⁴
Fee: $15.00 per certificate and/or search¹⁴
Public access: Death records public after 25 years¹⁴

Ordering a Virginia death certificate

Probate records and wills

Circuit Court of county of residence; Falls Church to Arlington; Alexandria to Alexandria¹⁵

Files: Recent: Probate Department (703) 246-4153; 1742 to the early 1900s: Historic Records Center⁹
Fee: Calculated at the appointment; schedule published¹⁵
Fee schedule: fairfaxcounty.gov/…²⁴

Finding a will or probate case in Virginia

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Fairfax Circuit Court, Public Services Division.¹³

New filings: Since January 1, 2020 filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission¹⁶
Old index: Pre-2020 trade name index on CPAN and public terminals (Suite 116, Research Room)¹⁶
Dissolution fee: $10.00¹⁶

Voter records

Kept by the Office of Elections.²⁵

Check: vote.elections.virginia.gov²⁵

Historical records

Kept by the Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center.²⁶

Holdings: County and circuit court records from 1742 through the early 1900s²⁶
Virginia room: Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room: regional history and genealogy²⁷

Good to know about Fairfax County records

Land records from 1742 to present are digitized⁶
Deed books before 1945 are in the Historic Records Center⁶
The clerk's office building of 1853 burned in 1875²⁸
The Circuit Court records Fairfax City; Falls Church and Alexandria are excluded⁴
$5.00 paper-filing fee on new civil cases since October 1, 2026²⁰
Personal checks are not accepted for land record copies³
Elected Clerk of the Circuit Court: Hon. Christopher J. Falcon²⁹

Office addresses, phones and hours

Land Records Division, Fairfax Circuit Court (Clerk of the Circuit Court)

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 317, Fairfax, VA 22030⁴
Mail: Fairfax Circuit Court, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 317, Fairfax, VA 22030, Attention: Land Records Division⁴
Phone: 703-691-7320 (press 3, then 3); TTY 711; direct line (703) 246-2329⁴
Hours: Research Room 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday⁶
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…⁴

Clerk of the Circuit Court, Civil Records / File Room

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, 3rd Floor/Suite 320, Fairfax, VA 22030⁹
Mail: Fairfax Circuit Court, Attn: File Room, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030⁹
Phone: (703) 246-4134³⁰
Email: [email protected]⁹
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday⁹
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…⁹

Clerk of the Circuit Court, Criminal Division

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 409 & 409.1³⁰
Phone: (703) 246-2228; also 703-691-7320 (press 3, then 2); TTY 711³⁰
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday³¹
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…³¹

Fairfax Circuit Court, Public Services Division

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 116, Fairfax, VA 22030¹³
Mail: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Attention: Marriage License Copies, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 116, Fairfax, VA 22030¹³
Phone: (703) 246-4100; TTY 711³⁰
Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday³⁰
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…¹³

Fairfax Circuit Court Probate Division

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 401, Fairfax¹⁵
Phone: 703-691-7320 (press 3, 5, 1), TTY 711; probate files (703) 246-4153¹⁵
Hours: Appointments 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Fridays¹⁵
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…¹⁵

General District Court Clerk

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030¹⁰
Phone: 703-246-3764; TTY 711¹⁰
Email: [email protected]¹⁰
Hours: 8 A.M. to 4 P.M., Monday - Friday¹⁰
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/generaldistrict¹⁰

Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Clerk's Office

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 302, Fairfax, VA 22030¹¹
Phone: 703-246-3367¹¹
Email: [email protected]¹¹
Hours: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm M-F¹¹
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…¹¹

Sheriff's Office

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030³²
Phone: 703-246-3227; TTY 711³²
Email: [email protected]³²
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff³²

Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Division

Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 357, Fairfax, VA 22035⁵
Phone: 703-222-8234; TTY 711⁵
Email: [email protected]⁵
Hours: Weekdays 8AM to 4:30PM⁵
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/taxes/real-estate⁵

Department of Tax Administration

Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 223, Fairfax, VA 22035⁷
Phone: 703-222-8234; TTY 711⁷
Email: [email protected]⁷
Hours: Weekdays 8AM to 4:30PM⁷
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/taxes⁷

Fairfax County Office of Vital Records (Health Department)

Address: Four public health centers: Annandale (7611 Little River Turnpike), Franconia-Springfield (6564 Loisdale Court, 4th Floor), Herndon-Reston (1850 Cameron Glen Drive, Suite 100), Mount Vernon (8350 Richmond Highway, Suite 233)¹⁴
Phone: Annandale 703-237-6094; Franconia-Springfield 703-388-1405; Herndon-Reston 703-481-4239; Mount Vernon 703-704-6138¹⁴
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; closed 12 p.m.-1 p.m.¹⁴
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/health/vital-records¹⁴

Office of Elections

Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035²⁵
Phone: 703-222-0776; TTY 711²⁵
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.- 4:30 p.m.²⁵
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/elections²⁵

GIS and Mapping Services

Address: 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035¹⁸
Phone: 703-324-2712; TTY 711¹⁸
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/maps¹⁸

Fairfax Circuit Court Historic Records Center

Address: 4110 Chain Bridge Road Suite 317²⁶
Phone: 703-246-4168²⁶
Email: [email protected]²⁶
Hours: 8 am to 4 pm; closed 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM³⁰
Website: fairfaxcounty.gov/…²⁶

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: fairfaxcounty.gov/publicaffairs/foia³³
Where to send it: Countywide FOIA Officer; [email protected]; 703-324-7052; 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 551³³
Circuit court: [email protected]; (703) 246-4111 (TTY 711); 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 318, Fairfax, Virginia 22030³⁰

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Fairfax County?

The Land Records Division, Fairfax Circuit Court (Clerk of the Circuit Court) keeps deed records. To order copies: Know the instrument number or deed book and page; order in person at Suite 317 or by mail with the Land Records Copy Request Form or a written request, payment and SASE. Personal checks not accepted. Mailed within two weeks. Certified copies: $2.00 per document plus $0.50 per page.⁴³

How much is a birth certificate in Fairfax County?

$15.00 per certificate and/or search; the $15 initial search fee applies even if no record is located.¹⁴

How much does a marriage license cost in Fairfax County?

$30.00 total.²²

How do I look up who owns a property in Fairfax County?

Use the property search of the Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Division: icare.fairfaxcounty.gov/…⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Fairfax County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 34 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureau
Court Public Access NetworkFairfax County, Virginia
Land Records CopiesFairfax County, Virginia
General Information - Land RecordsFairfax County, Virginia
Real Estate Assessments & TaxesFairfax County, Virginia
Land Records ResearchFairfax County, Virginia
Tax AdministrationFairfax County, Virginia
Real Estate tax payment systemFairfax County, Virginia
Circuit Court RecordsFairfax County, Virginia
General District CourtFairfax County, Virginia
J&DR Clerk's OfficeFairfax County, Virginia
Circuit CourtFairfax County, Virginia
Marriage License CopyFairfax County, Virginia
Vital RecordsFairfax County, Virginia
Administration of EstatesFairfax County, Virginia
Trade Name InformationFairfax County, Virginia
Land Records Recordation Taxes and Fees (CCR A-50)Fairfax County, Virginia
GIS and Mapping ServicesFairfax County, Virginia
Real Estate Assessment AppealsFairfax County, Virginia
Circuit Court FeesFairfax County, Virginia
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District CourtFairfax County, Virginia
Public Service Filing Fees (CR A-40)Fairfax County, Virginia
DivorceFairfax County, Virginia
Fiduciary/Probate FeesFairfax County, Virginia
Office of ElectionsFairfax County, Virginia
Historic Records CenterFairfax County, Virginia
Virginia RoomFairfax County, Virginia
History of the Clerk's OfficeFairfax County, Virginia
Circuit Courts DirectorySupreme Court of Virginia
Circuit Court Contact UsFairfax County, Virginia
Criminal Division general informationFairfax County, Virginia
Sheriff's OfficeFairfax County, Virginia
FOIAFairfax County, Virginia
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureau