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File Room
Only the most recent Law and Chancery files
(approximately 5 years) are located in the file room on the third
floor of the Judicial Center. Please check with staff for the location
of any file over 5 years old at (703) 691-7320, press 3, 1, 5, 2.
Records Center
Older Law, Chancery, and Fiduciary files,
and all very large Law and Chancery (Box files) are located at the
Records Center, 4500 University Drive, in Fairfax City. General
District Court files, for the years 1977 to 1984 only, are also
located there. Please check with staff for the location of any file
over five years old. The telephone number is 703-691-7320 (press 3, 1, 5, 2).
Archives
Assorted court and county records from the
beginning of Fairfax County in 1742 up to the early 1900's are located
in the Archives on the "C" level of the Judicial Center.
Caution
Cases scheduled on an upcoming trial docket
or Friday motions docket are pulled in advance of that date and
may be unavailable. If your case is being appealed on the state
level, the case file will have been sent to Richmond and will be
unavailable until returned to this court.
Restrictions - Sealed Files
All Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
appeals and all "Sealed" files can only be viewed by the parties
involved and/or their attorneys of record. There may be even further
restrictions imposed by the court order that sealed the record.
To view these files, a photo ID is required and checked against
the sealing order.
Adoption Files
Due to their sensitive nature, all adoption
files are sealed and, in addition, all inactive adoption files will
require a court order for access.
Copies
Copies up to 10 pages will be made while
you wait. Copy requests for more than 10 pages will be sent to the
copy center and will be made within 5 working days. The fee for
copies is 50 cents per page.
If you need your copy to be certified (stamped
and signed by a deputy clerk with a seal attached) there is an
additional fee of $2.00 per document.
If you need a triple seal copy, (signed
and sealed by the Clerk of Court and a judge) the fee is $2.50
per document in addition to the copy fee. Please allow up to 5
working days for a triple sealed copy.
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