The Sheriff’s Office is responsible for the process, service and execution of legal documents on individuals and businesses in civil matters. Our jurisdiction is Fairfax County, City of Fairfax, Town of Herndon and Town of Vienna.
The ability to search the service status of civil documents is now available:
CIVIL PROCESS SEARCH. (The search will return results only for cases filed in Fairfax County in the General District Court.)
CIVIL PROCESS SEARCH. (The search will return results only for cases filed in Fairfax County in the General District Court.)
Service of Civil Documents
- FEES for Sheriff's Office service
- Regular business hours for service: 6 a.m.- 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
- For more information, call 703-246-3227, press 3. [TTY for hearing impaired is 711.]
Other Services
- Executing eviction orders - Learn all the steps in the eviction process.
- Sheriff's Sale (auction) of seized vehicles
- Executing court ordered levies: This action requires the Sheriff’s Office to affect the plaintiff’s legal claim (judgment) upon specific property of the defendant in preparation for future sale if the judgment has not been satisfied by the defendant prior to the scheduled sale date.
The Sheriff's civil enforcement office is located in the Fairfax County Courthouse, to the left of the main information desk. Office hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday.
The mailing address is Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, Civil Enforcement Section, 4110 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, VA 22030.