To find information about a service provided by the Clerk of Court please see the topics below listed in alphabetical order.  If you do not find what you are looking for, please call 703.746.4044, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., except on holidays. 

Our West End office, in the Del Pepper Community Center, is open from 8am until 4pm on Tuesdays and Fridays. The office at West End can assist with Marriage Licenses, Notary Public qualifications, Concealed Handgun Permit applications (including free trigger and cable locks), certified copies of Circuit Court records, online Land Records research, and payment of court costs and fines.

• Birth Certificates are not kept by the Clerk of Court.  The Alexandria Health Department issues birth, death, and other vital records.  For hours and requirements, visit the vital records webpage here Vital Records or call (703) 746-4991.
• Copies of birth records can also be obtained from the State of Virginia Office of Vital Records at (804) 662-6200 or at most Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles locations.

• As of January 1, 2020, new certificates of assumed fictitious name are no longer filed with the local Clerk of Court but instead with the Virginia State Corporation Commission.

• Prior fictitious name filings are still dissolved at the local Circuit Court.  For information on dissolving a prior fictitious name call (703) 746-4044.  To initiate dissolution complete and file this form with our office: Certificate of Dissolution of Trade Name. Filing fee is $10.00, certified copies are $2.50 each.

• The following business records are available in the Clerk’s Office.
  • Printed indexes of trade names from 1950
  • Computerized indexes of trade names from 1984
  • Corporation records prior to 1988

• For other business license matters, contact the City of Alexandria Business License Office at (703) 746-3903.

• For information about corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies and new fictitious name forms, contact the State Corporation Commission at (804) 371-9967 or visit their website at scc.virginia.gov.

Copies of Orders

Copies of endorsed orders are not sent to parties by the clerks' office unless the case is regarding Divorce, Adoption, Name Change, Custody, the Restoration of Driving Privileges, or is otherwise required by statute.

If you would like a certified copy of the entered order, and your case does not trigger an automatic mailing, please include a self-addressed envelope with appropriate postage stamps  and our office will mail your entered order back in that envelope.

Copies via USPS

To request a copy via mail, please use this form. Our mailing address is Clerk of the Circuit Court, 520 King Street, Room 307, Alexandria, VA, 22314. Copies are $.50 per page, and $2.00 per certified document. Please include payment via cash, money order, or certified check with your request.

• Death Certificates are not kept by the Clerk of Court. The Alexandria Health Department issues birth, death, and other vital records. For hours and requirements, visit the vital records webpage here Vital Records or call (703) 746-4991. 

• Copies of death certificates can also be obtained from the State of Virginia Office of Vital Records at (804) 662-6200.

Items may be filed in any of the following ways. Please do not file the same documents in multiple ways, as it may slow down our processing of your item.

• In Person at our counter from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday – Friday.
  • Please note our office is closed on Federal, State, City, and Supreme Court Holidays.
• By U.S. Mail or commercial delivery service to 520 King Street, Room 307, Alexandria, VA 22314
• PLEASE NOTE: We no longer accept any filings by email.

The Uniform Interstate Deposition & Discovery Act, VA Code §8.01-412.8 through §8.01-412.15 allows issuance of a subpoena in cases originating outside the Commonwealth of Virginia.  The court of record must submit a subpoena to the Clerk of the Circuit Court serving the jurisdiction where the discovery/witness is sought.

All subpoenas filed with the City of Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court must be for addresses within the City. If you are unsure if the address is within the City, please check using the USPS website. The subpoena must be returnable to a Virginia address.

Required Material:

1.  One original and two copies of form CC-1439
2. A written statement that the law of the foreign jurisdiction grants reciprocal privileges to citizens of the Commonwealth
3. A letter confirming whether you are choosing a private process server or Sheriff's service
4. The original subpoena and two copies

Fees:

• Witness Subpoena: $31.00
• Subpoena Duces Tecum: $36.00
• For Sheriff's Service the fee is an additional $12.00

Completed Subpoena requests can be mailed to:

Clerk of Circuit Court

520 King Street, Room 307

Alexandria, VA, 22314

• It is the policy of the Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court to provide the maximum transparency possible to the public. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), Virginia Code, Title 2.2, Chapter 37, does not apply to the records maintained by the clerks of the courts of record (Circuit Courts). Instead, records maintained by the Clerk of Circuit Court are public records under Virginia Code, Title 17.1, which allows public access to non-confidential records. For the limited records which may be subject to disclosure under the Virginia FOIA, the Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court’s office follows the requirements of the Virginia Code, including charging 50 cents per page or image for copies or scans.
• To facilitate access by the public, the Clerk’s Office will waive fees up to $25 per request or requests on a single matter.

As of July 1, 2025, J. Greg Parks is the General Receiver of the Alexandria Circuit Court. Inquiries regarding the role of General Receiver should be directed to the dedicated email address: General.Receiver@alexandriava.gov

All Orders should include the following:

• A "Seen and Not Objected" line for the General Receiver.  The Alexandria Circuit Court will not enter any such order without the General Receiver’s signature. The signature should be:

  J. Greg Parks         
  General Receiver, Alexandria Circuit Court
  General.Receiver@alexandriava.gov
  520 King Street, Suite 307
  Alexandria, VA 22314
  (703) 746-4044, VSB #91786

• Language providing that if the funds held by the General Receiver are not claimed within one year of the dispersal date that the General Receiver will disburse those funds to the Virginia State Treasurer as provided by the Virginia Unclaimed Property Act.  Appropriate language would be:

  ORDERED that if no claim is asserted to the funds held by the General Receiver pursuant to this Order within one (1) year after the dispersal date, the General Receiver is authorized to disburse the funds to the State Treasurer, as Administrator of the Virginia Unclaimed Property Act, pursuant to Virginia Code §55.1-2519, without further petition or order of this Court.

Orders should not include language that conflicts with the duties and role of the General Receiver.  The General Receiver does not hold funds in “trust," also, the General Receiver does not hold the funds for the “use benefit, education, maintenance and support of the minor.”   The funds will be on deposit with the General Receiver until the minor turns 18 or the court orders otherwise. 

Online access to Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court records is available through several systems of the Virginia Supreme Court.  These include:

COVERS – Commonwealth of Virginia Electronic Records System

• Deeds and Land Records (1785 – 1801, 1821 – 1824, 1930 – present)
• Marriage Licenses (1870 – 1916, 1969 – present)
• Wills and Fiduciaries (1870 – 1905, 8/11/1971 – present)
• Judgements (7/1/1986 – present)
• Financing Statements (4/7/1984 – present)
• Trade Names (7/1/1985 – present)

COVERS access requires a paid subscription after the first 30 days, which are free.

Apply for COVERS access here: COVERS

By submitting an application, you agree to the COVERS Remote Access Subscriber Agreement which can be found here: Link

Current Subscribers Sign In to COVERS here: https://risweb.vacourts.gov/jsra/sra/#/home

OCRA – Officer of the Court Remote Access

• Civil Case Data (1983 – present) and Images (7/1/2003 – present)
• Criminal Case Data (7/1/1987 – present) and Images (7/1/2003 – present)
• Does NOT include juvenile, adoption, and sealed cases, and those parts of any case that are marked confidential, restricted, sealed, private addendum or victim/witness

OCRA Access requires a paid subscription and is available ONLY to Virginia Attorneys and associated individuals

Apply for OCRA access here: OCRA

By submitting an application, you agree to the OCRA Remote Access Subscriber Agreement which can be found here: Link

Current Subscribers Sign In to OCRA here:  https://cisweb.courts.state.va.us/Ocra/login/832323/a.html

OCIS – Online Case Information System

• Criminal and traffic case information in general district courts and select circuit courts
• Adult criminal case information in the juvenile & domestic relations district courts
• Free access here:  https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/ocis/index.html

Circuit Court Case Information

• Civil and criminal cases in select circuit courts. Cases may be searched by locality using name, case number, or hearing date.

Free access here:  https://eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/circuit.jsp

• $12.00, Virginia Sheriff's fee, Payable to the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
• $28.00, payable to the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
• $30.00, payable to the State Corporation Commission.
• $28.00, payable to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles.

The Clerk of Circuit Court has opened a branch office in the west end of Alexandria at the Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Resource Center at 4850 Mark Center Drive, Second Floor.  Free parking in building while doing business at a city office.

Hours of Operation are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesdays and Fridays only.

Most (but not all) Clerk’s Office services are available including:

• Marriage Licenses
• Notary Public Qualifications
• Concealed Handgun Permit Applications (including Free Trigger and Cable Locks)
• Certified Copies of Circuit Court Records
• Online Land Records Research
• Payment of Court Costs and Fines

Forms of payment accepted at the branch include:

• Credit card (Visa, Master Card, Discover, American Express)
• Check
• Money Order
• NO CASH