Fairfax County Circuit Court Sealing & Redaction Procedures

The Affidavit of Identity of a Trust Fund Beneficiary is maintained under seal and its information used only for financial management and reporting.

Such Affidavit is to be maintained under seal by the court, and the information shall be used solely for the purposes of financial management and reporting.

EFilers may mark e-filed documents as sealed, and the Clerk's Office assesses the sealed designation during clerk review.

Yes. As the eFiler, you have the ability to mark your eFiled documents as “sealed”. The Clerk’s Office will have the ability to assess the sealed designation during its Clerk Review.

A filer with a Court Order or a case type that earns confidential status under the Code of Virginia may designate each uploaded document as sealed by selecting the 'sealed, electronic' option.

Yes, if you have a Court Order, or if the case is a case-type that earns confidential status by the Code of Virginia, you have legal authority to designate each document you upload as "sealed." You should select the “sealed, electronic” option under the Access section for each document you add to your filing.