West Virginia public records guides
Each guide answers one question and links to the West Virginia court or agency that holds the record. This site does not search records or hold any itself.
Start here
Not sure which office holds the record? Begin with the finder or the first-steps guide.
West Virginia public records finder
Pick the kind of record; see which West Virginia office holds it and its official tool.
Sources: West Virginia Judiciary; West Virginia State Police; West Virginia Secretary of State
West Virginia injury or criminal matter: first steps
Separate the paperwork, identify the right record holder and keep sensitive details private.
Sources: West Virginia State Police; West Virginia Judiciary
Court records
Magistrate and circuit courts keep separate records with separate official search tools.
West Virginia magistrate records: search and document copies
What the free magistrate search shows—and how to ask the county clerk for documents.
Sources: West Virginia Judiciary
West Virginia circuit court records through WVPASS
Free registered search, paid page downloads, sealed and juvenile files excluded.
Sources: West Virginia Judiciary; Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Magistrate court or circuit court: which search to use
Match the paperwork to the court level, then use that court’s own search.
Sources: West Virginia Judiciary
How to get copies of West Virginia court documents
Summary vs. document vs. certified copy—and which clerk to ask.
Sources: West Virginia Judiciary; Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Police reports
Crash and incident reports come from the agency that wrote them.
How to request a West Virginia accident report
Identify the investigating agency and find the State Police’s official request form.
Sources: West Virginia State Police
Requesting a West Virginia State Police criminal (incident) report
An investigation report is not a court file; release is decided by State Police.
Sources: West Virginia State Police; West Virginia Judiciary
Other government records
Open-records requests go to the public body that keeps the record.
Businesses and licenses
Secretary of State searches for registered companies and the licenses that office issues.
Looking up a West Virginia business entity
Free registration search; certificates of existence are a separate paid document.
Sources: West Virginia Secretary of State
Checking a West Virginia license: know which office issues it
The Secretary of State search covers a few license types—not every profession.
Sources: West Virginia Secretary of State
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