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Questions about official West Virginia criminal records must go to the government body that keeps the requested file. West Virginia has no single public counter for every type of record. The State Police maintains the central fingerprint-linked history, the Judiciary maintains court access systems, the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation provides custody searches, and local agencies retain source reports and court files. The routing below identifies the proper statewide or county channel. West Virginia Criminal History is a private reference site and cannot retrieve, certify, change, or file a government record.

This Is Not a Government Office. West Virginia Criminal History is privately operated and has no affiliation with a state or local agency. We cannot retrieve an official history, perform an official check, correct or remove a record, or receive an expungement petition. Contact the government custodian that holds the file.

Need an Official Record?

West Virginia assigns each record type to a different custodian. Use the channel that matches the document:

  • Official criminal histories and rap sheets: use the authorized fingerprint-check process through the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau and IdentoGO
  • Circuit and Magistrate case files: start with the statewide criminal court case record tools, then request documents from the clerk in the filing county
  • Prison or regional-jail status: use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation offender and inmate searches
  • Sex offender registry entries: use the West Virginia State Police Sex Offender Registry and direct record questions to the responsible State Police detachment
  • Police and incident reports: contact the State Police, sheriff, municipal police department, or other agency that created the report
  • Expungement filings: contact the Circuit Clerk in the county where the qualifying case or conviction occurred
  • Local bookings, court copies, and agency records: choose the relevant local resource from the directory of all 55 West Virginia counties

There is no universal statewide records counter. The West Virginia State Police directs official fingerprint-based checks to IdentoGO and no longer performs ordinary walk-in checks at headquarters. County clerks and local agencies answer requests for the original files they maintain.