Search Virginia White Pages
The Virginia White Pages bring together the public record sources you need to find a person across the Commonwealth. Look up names, court cases, voter info, business filings, and recorded land documents through state and county offices. Each county clerk holds its own set of files. The state runs portals that pull data from courts and vital records into one place. Use the search box below to start a White Pages lookup or browse to a county or city page for local contact info, hours, and links to the right office. Most of these searches are free and open to the public.
Virginia White Pages Overview
How Virginia White Pages Work
Virginia does not run one big people search site. Each agency keeps its own files. The state shares some of them through online portals. The rest sit at the city or county level. To find a person in Virginia, you start with the type of record that holds the info you need. Court files, voter rolls, land deeds, and vital records each tell you a different part of the story. The Virginia White Pages page on this site walks you through each one and points you to the right office.
The Virginia Judicial System is the main court hub. It links to the Supreme Court of Virginia, the Court of Appeals, and all 120 Circuit Courts in the state. From there you can hop to local court pages, search forms, and contact info for each clerk. The site notes that the case data on the portal is real time, the same view that a clerk sees when you call.
The Virginia Judicial System is the front door for nearly every court record search in the state, and the screenshot below shows how the homepage groups its search tools. 
Use the left side links to jump straight to circuit court case info, general district court searches, or local court directories.
For a name lookup in court files, use the Virginia Courts Online Case Information system. It runs a statewide search of adult criminal cases in general district courts and select circuit courts. You pick the court, then choose civil or criminal, then type a name, case number, or hearing date. The case detail page shows party info, hearings, and any disposition. Service codes show how the papers were served. BU is business, IP is in person, MA is mailed, and so on.
The Online Case Information page has a clean dropdown that lets you pick the right local court before you search. 
Select your court, click search, and you can scan name lists or jump straight to a known case number.
Virginia White Pages Circuit Court Search
Circuit courts handle felony cases, large civil suits, divorce, probate, and land record filings. Most circuit court files in Virginia are open to the public under Virginia Code § 17.1-208. That law says records held by clerks of courts of record are open to inspection. The clerk's office is the main spot to start a White Pages style lookup for a court case in Virginia.
The state has a case search tool called CJISWeb. It serves 117 of the 120 Circuit Courts in Virginia. Fairfax Circuit Court runs its own system and is not part of CJISWeb, so you have to search the Fairfax court site directly. Searches in CJISWeb are done one court at a time. There is no full statewide search across every circuit. You pick a court from the dropdown, then run your name, case, or hearing date query.
The CJISWeb circuit court search page lets you pick any of the 117 participating Circuit Courts from a single dropdown menu. 
Visit eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/circuit.jsp to begin a search.
What you can pull from the case detail page:
- Party names and any aliases on file
- Hearing dates and assigned courtrooms
- Disposition or final ruling
- Pleadings and orders filed in the case
- Service of process info for each party
Virginia Vital Records Lookup
The Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records keeps birth, death, marriage, and divorce records for the whole state. The office sits at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227. Walk-ins are welcome Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Customer Care Center can be reached at (804) 662-6200 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A copy of any vital record costs $12. The application must include a signed request, a photocopy of valid ID, and payment. Birth records become public 100 years after the date of the event. Death, marriage, and divorce records open to the public 25 years after the event. Before that, the records go only to immediate family. That means a spouse, parent, child, brother, sister, or grandparent with valid ID. Aunts, uncles, and cousins cannot get a copy under state rules.
The Vital Records homepage groups its online ordering, walk in, and mail in options into a single dashboard. 
Mail requests should go to VDH, Office of Vital Records, P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, Virginia 23218-1000.
Note: Vital records older than the public access window can be requested by anyone, while newer ones are limited to family members under Virginia Department of Health rules.
Voter and Elections White Pages
The Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal is the official site to check voter records. It is the statewide source for voter registration verification, polling place lookup, and absentee ballot status. You log in with your name, date of birth, and the last four of your social security number. The site can show your voting history and election district as well.
The Citizen Portal also lets you update your address inside the same locality, request a new registration card, or apply to vote absentee. It is free to use. Voter rolls are kept under Virginia Code § 24.2-428.2, which sets out how cancelled voter records are kept and shared.
The Citizen Portal landing page lets each voter sign in once and reach every key voting service in one shot. 
Print capability is needed for some forms, so be ready before you start.
Search Virginia White Pages for Business Records
Many Virginia White Pages searches are tied to a business or a business owner. The Virginia State Corporation Commission keeps the public record of every business entity in the state. That includes corporations, LLCs, and partnerships that do business in Virginia. The SCC also handles utilities, insurance, securities, and state chartered banks.
You can run a business entity search through the SCC's CIS Online tool. Pull up the name of a company to see its registered agent, filing date, and current status. This is helpful when you are trying to find the people behind a business or confirm that a company is in good standing. The SCC also has investor protection guides to help you check the people behind investment products.
The State Corporation Commission homepage groups business filing, consumer alerts, and search tools in one place for the public to use. 
Use the Business tab to start a CIS Online entity lookup.
Virginia White Pages FOIA Rights
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act, found at Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq., sets the rules for any public record search in the state. The law says all public records are open to the public and may only be withheld if a specific statute lets the agency hold them back. The act must be read in favor of access. Any block on a record must be read in a narrow way.
You do not have to give a reason for a FOIA request. You do not have to be a lawyer. You just need to be a Virginia resident or a member of the media. Public bodies must reply within five working days. Day one is the day after the request is received. Weekends and holidays do not count. If the agency cannot reply in five days, it must say so in writing and can take seven more working days, for 12 total.
Common exemptions are listed in Virginia Code § 2.2-3705.1. They cover personnel records, attorney client material, attorney work product, vendor data, and contract records before an award. Criminal investigative files have their own rules under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706. Juvenile records are sealed under Virginia Code § 16.1-301 and are only open to law enforcement and court staff.
Several state agencies post FOIA guides that walk a requester through the steps. The Virginia Department of Fire Programs FOIA page spells out how its records are stored and how to file a request. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership FOIA page notes that staff time can be billed at $36.85 to $84.80 per hour for searches. The National Freedom of Information Coalition has a plain English guide to Virginia FOIA law.
The Virginia Department of Fire Programs FOIA page is a clear example of how a state agency lays out its public record duties. 
The same five day clock applies to nearly every public body in the state.
The VEDP FOIA page sets out fee ranges and the rules for large requests in plain language. 
Read it before you send a request that may pull a lot of records.
The NFOIC page sums up how Virginia FOIA works for both records and open meetings. 
Fines for open meetings rule breaks run from $250 to $1,000 for a first offense.
Property and Land Records in Virginia
Land records hold a lot of White Pages style data. They show who owns what, when it was bought, and for how much. Virginia Code § 58.1-3122.2 lets local offices post real estate assessment records on the web. That is why most counties in Virginia run free property search portals. The clerk of the circuit court records the deed itself. The commissioner of the revenue or department of finance handles the assessment.
Property records are kept under Virginia Code § 58.1-3201, which says all real property must be assessed at 100% of fair market value. Virginia Code § 17.1-279(D)(1) covers Secure Remote Access to land records. Out of state firms must show they can do business in Virginia and are in good standing before they sign up for SRA.
Each deed must include the parcel ID number on the first page under Virginia Code § 17.1-252, and a Land Records Cover Sheet under Virginia Code § 17.1-227.1. Clerk's offices will not knowingly accept a paper that includes a social security number.
Virginia White Pages Public Records Guide
The Virginia Public Records Online guide is a good roadmap. It points out that there is no central place to search every public record in Virginia. Each agency holds its own files. Some have online portals. Many do not. The guide covers property records, court records, vital records, and criminal history files. It also notes the Virginia State Police sex offender registry, which can be searched by name, zip code, city, or county.
The Public Index page is a state level directory of where each type of public record sits in Virginia. 
Use it as a starting map before you dig into a specific county or city.
Records protected by attorney client privilege, health records, adoption papers, and certain proprietary records sit outside FOIA. Medical records can only go to a legal rep with proof of authority under Virginia Code § 32.1-127.1:03(E), such as a Power of Attorney or Letter of Qualification.
Browse Virginia White Pages by County
Each county runs its own clerk of the circuit court, sheriff's office, and assessment office. Pick a county to find local White Pages contact info, search portals, and request forms.
Virginia White Pages by Major City
Independent cities in Virginia run their own circuit court clerk and assessor offices. Choose a city below to find the right local White Pages resources.