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The Sheriff's Office provides
security for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and the Fairfax
County Judicial Center (Jennings Building), both located in Fairfax
County's Public Safety Complex. The
Judicial Center is one of the busiest courthouses in Virginia with an
average of 3,500 persons entering the center daily.
Additionally the Sheriff's Office provides security for the courts in the towns of Vienna and Herndon and the City of Fairfax. Security is provided for the judges, staff and visitors.
The Sheriff's Office also is responsible for escorting in excess of 17,000 prisoners to and from these courts each year.
All persons entering a county courthouse will be searched and all carry items will be passed through an x-ray machine. Individuals should give themselves extra time to pass through the screening stations when attending court. Cameras, including cell phones with photo capability, are not allowed in the courthouse and will be checked in the lobby at the Sheriff's Security Desk.
Courthouse attorneys may submit an application to bypass the security screening.
County courthouses are open to the public Monday-Friday during the hours of 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For information, call 703-246-3235, TTY 711.