Access Norfolk People Search

A Norfolk people search covers records from the 4th Judicial Circuit Court, the city FOIA portal, the police open data system, and the NorfolkAIR property database. Norfolk is an independent city and one of the most populous in Virginia. It runs its own circuit court, clerk's office, sheriff's office, and police department. You can search court cases for free, file FOIA requests online, and pull property data without a subscription. This page covers how each Norfolk records source works.

Where to Start a Norfolk People Search

The Norfolk Circuit Court is at 150 St. Paul's Boulevard, 7th Floor, Norfolk, VA 23510. The phone is (757) 389-8942. The clerk is Hon. George E. Schaefer. His email is gschaefer@circuitcourtva.us. Office hours run from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Friday. The court is part of the 4th Judicial Circuit and handles felony criminal cases, civil suits over $25,000, divorce, probate, and appeals from lower courts.

The Norfolk Circuit Court website at norfolkcircuitcourt.us is the main hub for the clerk's office. It has pages for land records, vital records, document requests, and FOIA. The court's vision statement says it all: accessible to all, trusted by all, justice for all. Under Virginia Code § 17.1-208, circuit court records are open for public inspection with limited exceptions.

The Norfolk Circuit Court site is the starting point for land records, vital records, and document requests.

You can also check the state Judiciary page at vacourts.gov/courts/circuit/norfolk for court hours, judges, and a direct link to the case search system.

The state page lists the Norfolk clerk, judges, and links to the online case information system.

Norfolk Online Court Case Search

Use the Virginia Judiciary case search at eapps.courts.state.va.us/CJISWeb/circuit.jsp to search Norfolk Circuit Court cases by name. The tool is free. Results show case numbers, party names, hearing dates, charges, and disposition data. You can filter by current or archived cases.

For traffic, misdemeanor, and small civil cases, go to the General District Court Online Case Information System. The Norfolk General District Court is at 150 Saint Paul's Blvd, Room 3202, Norfolk, VA 23510. The clerk phone is (757) 664-4910. Criminal calls use (757) 664-4915 or (757) 664-4916. Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The Chief Judge is Hon. Tameeka M. Williams. This court handles traffic violations, misdemeanor criminal cases, preliminary hearings for felonies, and civil cases up to $25,000.

Under Virginia Code § 17.1-293, some identifiers get redacted from the public case view. Social security numbers, bank account numbers, and minor children's names are kept out of the online display.

Norfolk Land Records and Property Lookup

The Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk runs a Land Record Division at 150 St. Pauls Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23510. Land records go back to 1682. The division holds deeds, property ownership files, mortgages, liens, and homestead exemptions. Public search software is available in the Record Room for in-person use. The clerk also offers a Secure Access Internet portal for remote subscribers.

The subscription costs $600 per year or $50 per month. It covers deeds and land records from 1784, financing statements from 1993, judgments from 1990, marriage licenses from 1927, wills and fiduciaries from 1894, and more. Bond books go back to 1919. Civil case files start from 1833. Criminal case files begin in 1996. Contact lpfj710@circuitcourtva.us for access questions. The land records portal page is at norfolkcircuitcourt.us/civil/land-records.

The land records page explains the subscription tiers and what document types are covered.

For property assessment data, use NorfolkAIR. Search by address, tax account number, or GPIN. Results show the owner name, property value, use type, legal description, parcel area, year built, rooms, heating and cooling type, sales history, assessment history, building permits, and code enforcement cases. The Real Estate Assessor is at 810 Union St, Room 402, Norfolk, VA 23510. Phone is (757) 664-4732.

NorfolkAIR is a free property lookup tool that shows detailed parcel data for every address in the city.

Norfolk FOIA and Public Records Requests

The Norfolk FOIA office is at 810 Union Street, Suite 409, Norfolk, VA 23510. The email is foia@norfolk.gov. The preferred way to file a request is through the online portal at norfolk.justfoia.com/publicportal. You can also call or mail your request. The FOIA team members include Heather Tierney at (757) 402-7928, Jasmin Lane at (757) 359-0298, Cindy Clayton at (757) 664-4055, and Michael Burnette at (757) 664-7218. Response time is five business days.

The FOIA portal lets you file a request, track its status, and pick up records when they are ready.

Under Virginia Code § 2.2-3704, every Norfolk public body must respond within five working days. The Norfolk FOIA main page explains exemptions and your rights. Police investigative reports and body camera videos go through the Norfolk Police Department, not the Commonwealth's Attorney. Submit those requests through the city FOIA portal.

The city FOIA page covers exemptions, contact info, and how to appeal a denied request.

The Norfolk Circuit Court FOIA officer is Gerald Stokes, Supervising Deputy Clerk. Email is gstokes@circuitcourtva.us. Phone is (757) 578-1429. Records held by the clerk's office have 30 days to respond to requests. Common exemptions include juror information, voter data, personnel records, account numbers, juvenile information, concealed weapons permits, and documents sealed by court order.

Norfolk Criminal Records and Police Data

The Norfolk Police Department is at 100 Brooke Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510. Phone numbers are (757) 664-3277 and (757) 488-7500. The Central Records Division sits at 3661 East Virginia Beach Blvd., Norfolk, VA 23502. Records phone is (757) 664-7012. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The department keeps offense reports, fingerprints, arrest reports, incident reports, and an active warrants database.

Norfolk runs an Open Data Portal at data.norfolk.gov with police arrest reports, incident reports, and active warrants. You can search and filter these datasets by date, type, and location. Two forms of ID are required for fingerprinting: a primary ID like a driver's license and a secondary like a birth certificate or passport.

The Open Data Portal hosts arrest reports, incident data, and active warrants that are searchable by the public.

The Norfolk Sheriff's Office is at 811 East City Hall Ave., Norfolk, VA 23510. Phone is (757) 664-4700. FOIA officers are Jamie Bastas and Col. Mike O'Toole at 140 East Street, Norfolk, VA 23510. The sheriff's office runs an inmate lookup tool for people in custody. Under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706, police must release basic criminal incident info. Common exemptions include personnel records under § 2.2-3705.1(1), attorney-client privilege under § 2.2-3705.1(2), and ongoing criminal investigative files under § 2.2-3706.

Norfolk Vital Records and Document Requests

The Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk handles marriage and divorce records. The copy center phone is (757) 793-3516. You can come in person or call to request certified copies. Certified copies cost $2.50 per document plus 50 cents per page. Virginia Code § 32.1-272 also lets the DMV issue certified birth, marriage, and divorce records as of March 1, 2014.

The document request form at norfolkcircuitcourt.us/document-request-form lets you submit requests for certified copies of court documents. The vital records page at norfolkcircuitcourt.us/vital-records has details on what is available.

The vital records page explains how to get marriage and divorce records from the Norfolk clerk.

The document request form collects the details needed to process a certified copy order.

Birth and death certificates come from the Virginia Department of Health at $12 per copy. Under Virginia Code Title 32.1, Chapter 7, birth records are restricted for 100 years and death records for 25 years.

Legal Help for Norfolk People Search

The Virginia FOIA Advisory Council gives free help with records requests and appeals. For court forms and self-help guides, visit vacourts.gov/courts. The statewide case search at vacourts.gov/caseinfo covers every circuit and district court in Virginia.

For state criminal history checks, use Virginia State Police Form SP-167 with $15. Mail to the CARE office at 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235. Businesses use Form SP-230. For business ownership data in a Norfolk person lookup, use the Virginia State Corporation Commission at cis.scc.virginia.gov.

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