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Warrant Records in Fairfax County, VA

Active arrest, bench, and search warrants issued by county courts and served by the sheriff's office. Availability varies by county. Below is how to obtain warrant records in Fairfax County, Virginia — starting with the official government sources.

Faster, paid option

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Where to get them

Official government sources

The authoritative record holders — straight from the source, no middleman. Many are free; where a standard government fee applies, it’s shown.

  • Fairfax County Sheriff's OfficeOfficial · Free

    Search Fairfax County, VA jail and inmate records through the county Sheriff's Office. Fairfax County Sheriff has no public online inmate search; phone/in-person or statewide Virginia VINE (vinelink.com).

  • Search Fairfax County, VA criminal court cases — charges, dispositions, and sentencing — through the county court's public case search — Fairfax Circuit Court eCaseSearch — criminal & civil case index from Oct 2004 by party/case number.

  • Request a name-based Virginia criminal history record by completing the signed and notarized Form SP-167 with name, date of birth, and identifiers and mailing it in, at a cost of $15.00 per search ($20.00 combined with a sex offender search), with processing taking about 15 business days. Records are provided by the Virginia State Police Civil and Applicant Records Exchange (CARE), the official state criminal history repository.

    ~15 business days$15 ($20 with sex-offender search)MailNotarized Form SP-167, mail-in
  • The trade-off if speed matters

    How the official source above compares to a paid service on speed and effort.

    Official source

    • Time~15 business days
    • Cost$15 ($20 with sex-offender search)
    • RequiresNotarized Form SP-167, mail-in

    Faster paid option

    • TimeOften minutes, online
    • HowNo trip or mailing — done from home
    • FeePaid convenience service

What’s included

What you can find

  • Arrest warrants
  • Bench warrants
  • Search warrants
  • Issuing court