The fastest and easiest way to pay your ticket is paying by credit card online. Click here for more information on how to do so. Please note that tickets are not visible on this system until at the earliest the business day after they are written, but it usually takes 3-5 business days.
Per §19.2-353 of the Code of Virginia, all credit card payments include a 4% processing fee. Receipts are generated by the case information system, and sent to an email address if one is provided. If you need a receipt reprinted, you can do so here.
The Fairfax County General District Court accepts Visa and MasterCard.
FAQ
- What is my due date to pay?
- You can prepay online up to the business day before your court date. Your court date is written on the summons the officer gave you, and is also listed on the website when you look up your case.
- I can't find my case in the online system. What should I do?
- Did you just receive your ticket today? If so, please wait until at least the next business day (we recommend 3 to 5 business days) for your ticket to be entered.
- Make sure you selected Fairfax County General District Court in the drop-down menu on the left.
- Your name will match what is entered on your Driver's License. When doing a name search, be sure to enter any hyphenated or multiple last names exactly as they appear on your license.
- If you still have trouble finding your case, you can call the Clerk's Office to receive your case number(s) and search the system that way. See below for contact information.
- I found my case, but there is no Mark for Payment button. How do I pay my case?
- Certain traffic tickets, when written under a County or Town code section, are not pre-payable on our website. We can accept prepayments by phone, mail, or in person for those tickets. See the sections below for more information.
- Traffic misdemeanors (such as reckless driving), most criminal misdemeanors, and all felonies are not pre-payable. You will need to come to court on the date on your ticket.
- In some cases, an officer may mistakenly mark the box on your ticket that says you can prepay the case, when it is for a code section that is not prepayable. The marked box does not overrule the list of prepayable cases. In this situation, you will need to come to court on the court date listed on your ticket.
- If you are concerned that a case should be payable, please contact the Clerk's Office for more information.
- Which tickets are prepayable online?
- If your code section starts with any of the following numbers: 3-; 4.1-; 5-; 9-; 10-; 42-; 46- (NOT 46.2-); 82-; or 83-; then the website will NOT be able to accept your payment. You can still prepay by other methods - see below for more details.
- All other prepayable code sections can be paid on the website. This includes 46.2- tickets - note the .2!
