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Questions about official Kanawha County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the requested file. This private site cannot retrieve a record or act for an agency. The routes below distinguish Kanawha court papers from sheriff and police reports, WVDCR custody entries, WVSP criminal histories, and Circuit Court expungement filings. Charleston is the county seat, and several key counters are in its downtown government district, but jail and state repository records follow separate channels.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot obtain or correct a record, conduct an official background check, accept an expungement petition, or issue a certified copy. The responsible government custodian must handle each request.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type to identify the correct Kanawha County or West Virginia custodian:

  • Court case files: review Kanawha County criminal court cases, then call the Magistrate Clerk at 304-357-0422 or the Circuit Clerk at 304-357-0440
  • Police and incident reports: ask the sheriff or municipal police department whose officer created the report
  • Arrest reports: request the agency-created report from the arresting agency, including KCSO at 304-357-0210 for a deputy's report
  • Booking and jail entries: use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, which operates the regional jail system
  • Criminal histories and official checks: contact the WVSP Criminal Identification Bureau at 304-746-2418 and use its authorized IdentoGO fingerprint route
  • Expungement filings: use the current West Virginia judiciary forms and file a qualifying Kanawha matter through the Circuit Clerk

For sheriff-created records, contact Kanawha County Sheriff's Office Law Enforcement at 304-357-0210, fax 304-357-0291. The county government complex is at 407 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV 25301, with published county hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Because no dedicated records counter or online form was verified, call first to confirm the custodian and submission address.

For felony files, final orders, certified copies, and appeals, contact the Kanawha County Circuit Clerk at the Kanawha County Judicial Building, 111 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301. The telephone number is 304-357-0440, fax 304-357-0473, and published clerk hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Magistrate documents use the same building and the Magistrate Clerk number above.