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Requesting a West Virginia State Police criminal (incident) report

West Virginia State Police publishes one request form titled “Criminal and Crash Report Request.” A criminal or incident report is State Police’s investigation record—not a court file, and not something released automatically.

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How this differs from a crash report

A crash report documents a vehicle collision; see the accident report guide. A criminal or incident report documents a State Police investigation. The same State Police form covers both, but what State Police can release about an investigation may differ.

Where the form is

The Traffic Safety / Traffic Records page links to the “Criminal and Crash Report Request” PDF and gives a Traffic Records phone number for questions. The State Police Criminal/Crash Report Request forms page lists the form too. Use the current version from the State Police site.

What to expect

  • State Police decides what is released and what it needs from you. This site does not promise access, fees or timing.
  • A report written by a city police department or county sheriff is held by that office, not State Police.
  • A report is not a charge or a court record. If charges were filed, the case record is held by the court; see the magistrate record search or the Judiciary’s Court Records Access page.

If a request is refused or the report cannot be found

Ask State Police what was found and why it could not be released. A request under West Virginia’s open-records law goes to the agency that keeps the record; see the FOIA guide. This site does not interpret refusals or exemptions.

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This page has no search box and no form. Do not send names, case numbers, reports or identity documents to West Virginia Legal Connect; send them only to the official office, and only what it asks for. No lawyer is currently participating and West Virginia legal inquiries are not yet open.