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Property records

Fairfax County Property Tax Assessor

Fairfax County Property Tax Assessor, the office that values property for tax, with parcel data, assessment records and appeal information.

icare.fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Property Tax Assessor
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Vital records

Virginia Office of Vital Records

Order certified Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates online, by mail or at a walk in location, check ID rules and fees, and track a submitted application.

vdh.virginia.gov
Open official site Virginia Office of Vital Records
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State records

Fairfax County Directory

Fairfax County Directory, the county government site, with its department pages, elected officials and contact information.

fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Directory
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Federal

Fairfax County Census Information

United States Census Bureau figures for Fairfax County, Virginia, with population, housing, income and business counts from the latest estimates.

census.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Census Information
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Vital records

Fairfax County Marriage Records

Fairfax County Marriage Records, the office that issues these certificates, with the application, identification and fee rules it publishes.

fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Marriage Records
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Police & jail

Fairfax County Sheriff's Office

Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, the elected county law enforcement office, with incident reports, warrants and jail information as the office publishes them.

fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Sheriff's Office
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Vital records

Fairfax County Health Department

Fairfax County Health Department, the public health office for the county, with clinic, immunization and family health program information.

fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Health Department
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City records

Fairfax County Public Library

Fairfax County Public Library, with the catalog, branch information and the local history and reference collections it holds.

fairfaxcounty.gov
Open official site Fairfax County Public Library

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About public records in Fairfax County

The Fairfax courthouse between 1918 and 1920, from the National Photo Company collection
The Fairfax courthouse between 1918 and 1920, from the National Photo Company collection. The court counter is at 4110 Chain Bridge Road today.Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, LC-F8- 4465 [P&P]. No known restrictions on publication. See the catalog record for the full statement.

County profile

Fairfax County at a glance

State
Virginia
County seat
Fairfax
Population
1,150,309
Area
406 sq mi
Founded
1742
Cities and towns
22

Fairfax County offices and records

Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Fairfax County Sheriff's Office is responsible for maintaining law and order within Fairfax County. Notable programs include community outreach initiatives and specialized units such as the K-9 unit and the SWAT team.

Police Departments. Fairfax County is served by multiple law enforcement agencies, including Fairfax County Police Department and Fairfax County Sheriff's Office. The Police Department handles law enforcement within Fairfax County's municipalities, while the Sheriff's Office manages the jail and court security.

Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Fairfax County, Virginia is primarily handled by Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD), one of the largest local police agencies in the United States, headquartered at 12099 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035 (phone: 703-691-2131, website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police). Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, led by an elected sheriff, operates at 10520 Judicial Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 (phone: 703-246-2905, website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff) and is responsible for courthouse security, civil process service, and operation of Fairfax County Adult Detention Center. Arrest records in Fairfax County are considered public records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq.).

Criminal Records. For an authoritative source, see Criminal Records Retention | General District Court .

Arrest Records. They are maintained by the arresting agency, primarily the County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments.

Elections in Fairfax County, Virginia are administered by Fairfax County Office of Elections, located at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 323, Fairfax, VA 22035 (phone: 703-222-0776, website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/elections). Fairfax County court system consists of multiple levels. The 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia is the court of general jurisdiction, located at Fairfax County Courthouse, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 (phone: 703-246-2775). Fairfax County General District Court, located at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 (phone: 703-246-2813), handles misdemeanor criminal cases, traffic violations, civil cases up to $50,000, and preliminary hearings for felonies. Marriage licenses in Virginia must be obtained in person from any Circuit Court Clerk's Office in the Commonwealth; couples may apply at Fairfax Circuit Court Clerk's Office at 4110 Chain Bridge Road (phone: 703-246-2890). Property and land records for Fairfax County, Virginia are maintained by the Circuit Court Clerk's Office, Land Records Division, located at 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030 (phone: 703-246-2894, website: www.fairfaxcounty.gov/circuit/land-records/research). The Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, at 4110 Chain Bridge Road (phone: 703-246-2900), handles juvenile delinquency, child abuse and neglect, custody disputes, and domestic violence matters. Adoption proceedings belong to the Circuit Court. The Virginia Department of Health, Division of Vital Records, 2001 Maywill Street, Richmond, VA 23230 (phone: 804-662-6200, website: www.vdh.virginia.gov/vital-records) is the state repository for all Virginia birth and death records and can provide certified copies for events occurring anywhere in Virginia.

Abandoned mine records

Old mine workings in Fairfax city

Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.

From the old mine records

What is on record in Fairfax city

Old mine sites
52
Past producers, now closed
32
Prospects and occurrences, never worked
20
Producing when recorded
27
Worked underground, in the mine records
1
Main minerals
construction sand and gravel; Copper; Granite
Holes drawn on the old survey maps
74
Shafts and tunnels
0
What they are
gravel pit, quarry, open pit mine or quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated
Maps surveyed
1948 to 1979
Records behind them
166 records for 153 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
Sources
USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features

Is an old working under a property here?

The mine records hold 79 mine sites inside the county: 32 past producers, now closed, 20 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 27 sites producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 74 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Copper; Granite.

A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.

Fairfax city Falls Church city Manassas Park city Alexandria city Manassas city Prince William County District of Columbia Loudoun County Great Falls McLean Reston Bull Run Mason Neck Chantilly Union Mill Oakton N 10 miles
Fairfax city: the boundary from the Census Bureau, and one dot for each old mine or hole on record inside it. The purple dots come off the old survey maps and the darkest of those are shafts and tunnels; the red, green and orange ones are mine records. The small open circles with a name are the towns and the pale shapes around the edge are the neighbouring counties, both from the Census Bureau. Hover a dot for its name.
Virginia mine map and abandoned mine records
Named workings recorded in Fairfax city (79 shown, 74 unnamed on the map)

Virginia abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.

Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.

Know before you ask

Fairfax County records: the figures and the rules

Each figure below was read on the official source linked beside it, October to November 2026. A fee or rule the source does not state is left out rather than guessed, and offices can change their schedules, so confirm on the source before you pay or travel.

What copies cost

Birth certificate
$15 local Health certificate/search.source
Death certificate
$15 local Health certificate/search.source
Marriage certificate
$2.50 Circuit certified marriage-license copy; Health vital certificate USD 15 is a different service.source
Deed copy, per page
$0.50 per page.source
Certified deed copy
$2 certification plus USD 0.50 per page.source

Deadlines and the law

Public records response time
5 working days.source
Written request required
Nosource
Purpose must be stated
Nosource
The law behind it
Virginia Freedom of Information Act., Va. Code § 2.2-3704(B)source

Who holds what

Deeds and recording
Fairfax Circuit Court Clerk, Land Records.source
Property assessment
Department of Tax Administration, Real Estate Assessment Division.source
Jail and inmate records
Fairfax County Sheriff, Adult Detention Center.source

Fairfax court copies, certificates and assessment records

A divorce certificate does not contain the court judgment

The Fairfax Health certificate service charges $15 per certificate or initial search. It issues vital certificates, including a divorce certificate, but the divorce decree must come from the court that granted it. A certificate is not a substitute for the judgment and its terms.

For a Fairfax court file, the Circuit civil-copy instructions list fifty cents per page plus $2 for certification. The marriage-record service separately lists $2.50 for a certified marriage-license copy. Identify the record and issuing court before comparing prices.

Recordation and certified copies are different transactions

The Land Records copy instructions charge fifty cents per page plus $2 to certify a document. They distinguish counter research from the subscription-based remote service and do not promise that staff will perform title research.

The July 2026 recordation schedule lists a $23 clerk charge for one through ten pages, $37 for eleven through thirty, and $57 for longer documents. Those are clerk-charge tiers, not an all-inclusive deed-recording price: taxes and other applicable fees appear separately.

Choose the court and database by case type

The General District civil division now describes a $50,000 civil limit, while the Circuit civil information identifies the Circuit Court as the adoption court. Court jurisdiction and the public availability of a particular file are separate questions.

Virginia OCIS help excludes Fairfax Circuit Court from that statewide criminal search. Use the appropriate Fairfax court service when a statewide query is incomplete. The assessment office explains property data, and the Virginia guide supplies additional state-level routes.

Where to go

Fairfax County offices that hold the records

Each office below was read on its own site. A field the office does not publish is left out rather than filled in from a directory.

Health vital records (Annandale counter)

Virginia vital certificates; no court divorce decrees.

Address
7611 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
Phone
703-237-6094
Hours
Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; closed noon to 1 p.m.; walk-in only

Office page: fairfaxcounty.gov

Circuit Court Land Records

Land instruments and certified document copies.

Address
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 317, Fairfax, VA 22030

Office page: fairfaxcounty.gov

Circuit Court Marriage License counter

Marriage-license copies.

Address
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 116, Fairfax, VA 22030

Office page: fairfaxcounty.gov

General District Civil Division

General District civil files.

Address
4110 Chain Bridge Road, Room 211, Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone
703-246-3012
Hours
Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.; telephones until 3:30 p.m

Office page: fairfaxcounty.gov

Real Estate Assessment Division

Real-property assessment and valuation.

Address
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 357, Fairfax, VA 22035
Phone
703-222-8234
Hours
Weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m

Office page: fairfaxcounty.gov

Labor Department file

Wage and hour cases in Fairfax County

The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1,354 investigations in Fairfax County since fiscal 2005 and recorded $85,610,114 in back wages agreed for 42,368 workers. The county is the one the Census Bureau puts each employer's ZIP code in. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment.

Investigations closed
1,354
Back wages agreed
$85,610,114
Workers due back wages
42,368
Civil money penalties
$582,822
Employers on the record
1,009
EmployerCityCasesBack wagesWorkers
Inverness Technologies, Inc.Annandale2$15,127,054810
CarePeople Home HealthAnnandale1$3,935,771905
CSRA, LLCFalls Church1$2,778,123498
Systems Training & Resource Technologies, IncSpringfield21$2,644,4411,653
Computing Techonologies, Inc.Fairfax1$2,577,290269
Inverness Technolgies, IncAnnandale1$2,553,679365
Lasership IncorporatedVienna2$2,532,4454,804
Metters Industries, Inc.McLean1$2,124,495134
Young's Healthcare, Inc.Annandale1$1,968,327347
ECS Federal, LLCFairfax4$1,801,645257
Innovative Technologies, Inc.Chantilly2$1,183,56590
Agape Health Management, Inc.Alexandria1$976,265331
Best Health Care Services, LLCBurke1$969,680200
Prosegur Services Group, Inc.Herndon6$956,436106
Command Security CorporationHerndon4$900,548147
Continuity Global Solutions, LLC (Sub to RDI)Falls Church1$872,8680
1st Adult & Pediatric Health Care ServicesFairfax1$834,782235
Sotera Defense Solutions, IncHerndon2$737,916112
CALNET, Inc.Reston2$736,089761
Amentum Government Services Holding, LLCChantilly1$675,68069
Constellis, LLCHerndon1$671,854229
Metters, IncMcLean1$661,47024
Access Home Care IncAlexandria1$624,402232
Alltech International, Inc.Vienna1$617,47647
PAE Labat-Anderson, LLCFalls Church2$602,56171

The 25 employers with the most back wages agreed, of 1,009 on the Fairfax County record; 459 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record here. The 984 more with smaller records are on the Virginia wage theft records page, whose search answers for every employer in the state.

Straight answers

Fairfax County public-records FAQs

Open only the answer you need.

Where can I find mugshots or booking photos in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Fairfax County Sheriff or a city police department in Fairfax County. Ask that agency for its record. Under Va. Code 2.2-3706(A)(1) law enforcement agencies must release adult arrestee photographs taken at intake and booking when requested, except when release would jeopardize a felony investigation, and then only until it no longer would.

How do I get a criminal background check in Fairfax County, Virginia?

The Virginia criminal history record comes from the Virginia State Police, Central Criminal Records Exchange. Request a name search on form SP-167 (Criminal History Record Name Search Request) through vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov; results take about 15 business days after mail in.

How can I look up sex offenders in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Search the Virginia State Police Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry, or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.

How do I register to vote in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Register with the general registrar (city or county registration office) or through the Virginia Department of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. The deadline to register is 21 days before most elections; after the deadline you can register at your local registration office and vote a provisional ballot in person (same day registration).

How do I look up property records in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Deeds and other recorded land documents in Fairfax County are kept by the Fairfax County clerk of the circuit court. Property values are set by the commissioner of the revenue or local assessor, and tax bills come from the county or city treasurer. Source: official state page.

How do I get a birth or death certificate in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Certified birth and death certificates for Virginia come from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. Certified copies of Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce records are sold at all DMV customer service centers. Online through the Office of Vital Records application, by mail with check or money order payable to the State Health Department to P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000, in person at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227, or at any DMV customer service center. Fee: $15 for each certified copy (DMV charges a $17 records search fee).

How do I find business license records in Fairfax County, Virginia?

Business entity filings are searched with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office. Business licenses are issued by the city or county where the business is based; contact the Commissioner of the Revenue or business license office of each city, county and town where the business has an office or location.

Can Fairfax Health issue my divorce decree?

The Health instructions distinguish the divorce certificate from the court decree. Request the decree from the courthouse where the divorce was filed.

Is a Fairfax Health certificate the same price as a court marriage copy?

The Health certificate costs $15, while the Circuit marriage-copy service lists $2.50. They are different ordering services.

Does Fairfax Land Records staff perform a title search for me?

The copy and research instructions tell customers to conduct their own research or obtain appropriate professional help. A copy order should identify the instrument.

Does the Fairfax $23 recording figure include every deed charge?

The recordation PDF labels it a clerk-charge tier. Taxes and other charges depend on the instrument and transaction.

Does OCIS include Fairfax Circuit criminal cases?

The OCIS coverage help specifically excludes Fairfax Circuit Court. A missing result there does not establish that no local case exists.

What is the current Fairfax General District civil limit?

The court civil division states $50,000. Small-claims jurisdiction has its own lower limit.

Which Fairfax court handles adoption proceedings?

The Circuit Court civil information assigns adoptions to Circuit Court. Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court has different responsibilities.

Does withholding a name from Fairfax online tax records erase the public record?

The assessment FAQ says online name withholding applies to the iCare display. Information can still be available through the office.

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Cities, towns and neighboring counties

Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.

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