Search Chesapeake White Pages

The Chesapeake White Pages bring together the public record sources you need to find a person, run a court case search, or pull a property record in this large independent city in the Hampton Roads region. Chesapeake runs its own circuit court clerk, real estate assessor, police department, and FOIA office. Each office holds a piece of the data you need. Most lookups in the city are free. Use the search box below to start a White Pages lookup, or browse the city offices listed on this page for direct contact info, hours, and request forms.

Chesapeake Circuit Court White Pages

The Chesapeake Circuit Court Clerk sits at 307 Albemarle Drive, Suite 400, Chesapeake, VA 23322. The office holds court records, land records, marriage licenses, and probate records for the city. Public access to land records and court case info is open during regular business hours. Online land records access is open through subscription services for qualified professionals. Chesapeake is part of the 1st Judicial Circuit of Virginia.

Chesapeake case data is also held in the statewide Virginia Courts Online Case Information portal. You pick Chesapeake Circuit Court from the dropdown and run a name or case number search. The portal is free. It shows party names, hearings, charges, and any final ruling. Court records held by clerks of courts of record in Virginia are open to the public under Virginia Code § 17.1-208.

The state portal lets you pick the right court and run a search in a few clicks. Use the Virginia Courts Online portal to begin a Chesapeake case search. Older paper case files may need an in person trip to the Albemarle Drive office.

Chesapeake Real Estate White Pages

The Chesapeake Real Estate Assessor sets the value of all real property in the city for tax purposes. Assessments are done each year at 100% of fair market value. Property owners can search assessments online by address or parcel number. The office handles appeals, tax relief programs, and property sales data requests. Virginia Code § 58.1-3201 sets the fair market value rule for all real property in Virginia.

Property data is one of the most useful White Pages tools in Chesapeake. A name on a deed gives you a current address, a sale price, and a parcel ID. From there you can pull the prior owners, the lot size, and any liens. Virginia Code § 58.1-3122.2 lets the city post those records online for free.

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 has a social security number on it.

Chesapeake Police Records Lookup

The Chesapeake Police Department handles records requests for incident reports, accident reports, and arrest records. The department also runs an online crime map and shares public safety resources on its website. Active criminal investigative files may be held back under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706. Use the records request form on the department site to ask for a copy of a report.

Police records tie a name to a date, an address, and an event. They are one of the main pieces of any people search in the city. Crash reports for accidents that took place in city limits are also held here. Records staff can tell you what fees apply to a copy.

Chesapeake FOIA White Pages

The Chesapeake FOIA page spells out the city's procedures and rights under state law. The City must reply to a FOIA request within five working days. If staff cannot reply in five days, they can take seven more days, for 12 total. Costs are limited to actual costs of duplication and search time. Common exemptions cover personnel records, attorney client privileged material, and criminal investigative files.

The Chesapeake FOIA hub is one of the clearer city level guides in Virginia. Visit the Chesapeake FOIA page to see the request form and a full list of exemptions. The same five day clock from Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 applies to nearly every public body in the state.

Common exemptions sit 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.

Vital Records and Voter Lookup

Birth and death records for Chesapeake are held at the Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records. A copy of any vital record costs $12. Birth records open to the public 100 years after the event. Death, marriage, and divorce records open 25 years after the event. The Chesapeake clerk holds marriage licenses for couples who applied in the city.

The Virginia Department of Elections Citizen Portal is the right tool for voter records in Chesapeake. Virginia Code § 24.2-428.2 sets out how voter rolls are kept and shared.

Statewide Sources for Chesapeake Searches

Many Chesapeake White Pages searches start at the state level. 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, including Chesapeake. The state runs a case search tool called CJISWeb that serves 117 of the 120 Circuit Courts in Virginia. You can visit CJISWeb directly to begin a Chesapeake case search.

The Virginia Public Records Online guide 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 Chesapeake specific files. The guide notes that there is no central place to search every public record in the state. It covers property records, court records, vital records, and criminal history files. It also points to the Virginia State Police sex offender registry.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission keeps the public record of every business entity in the state, including those based in Chesapeake. You can run a business entity search through the SCC's CIS Online tool. Records protected by attorney client privilege, health records, and adoption papers 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).

Chesapeake FOIA Tips

The Virginia Freedom of Information Act gives you the right to ask for nearly any public record in Chesapeake. You do not have to give a reason. 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. Be clear and brief in your request. Name the record, the date range, and the office that holds it. The city FOIA officer will route the request to the right desk. Fees can be charged for staff time and copies. Ask for a fee estimate before staff begin a large search of city files.