Falling Waters, WV

Berkeley County, WV recent arrests: Berkeley County Sheriff (https://www.berkeleywv.org/874/Voter-Registration) — daily inmate roster, recent bookings. Martinsburg PD (https://www.cityofmartinsburg.org/213/Police) for city arrests. Statewide criminal history: WV State Police WSP-CIB (https://www.wvsp.gov/departments/criminalrecords/Pages/default.aspx) — $20 name-based, $50 fingerprint. WV Judiciary case search (http://www.courtswv.gov/public-resources/online-resources.html). Statute W.Va. Code §15-2-24. FBI Identity History Summary $18. WV FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1). The Journal (Martinsburg) for regional blotter (https://www.journal-news.net/).

To find out if someone is divorced in Greenbrier County, WV, contact the Greenbrier County Circuit Clerk at 912 N. Court Street, Lewisburg, WV 24901 (304-647-6626). Divorce decrees become public records once filed under W.Va. Code §29B-1-3, unless sealed. The WV Judiciary public access at https://www.courtswv.gov/ provides case search. The WV Vital Registration Office at https://dhhr.wv.gov/HSC/ also issues divorce verifications (one-line proof) for $12, covering 1968-present. Certified copies of decrees cost $1 per page at the Circuit Clerk. WV FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1) governs disclosure. Sources: Greenbrier County (https://greenbriercounty.net/), WV Courts (https://www.courtswv.gov/).

For an official criminal history report in West Virginia, the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau at https://www.dps.wv.gov/lep/cib/ provides statewide criminal history. Submit a fingerprint card with $25 (state) plus $14.25 (FBI) to WVSP-CIB, 725 Jefferson Road, South Charleston, WV 25309 (304-746-2178). For employment, use authorized Live Scan vendors. Subjects can request their own record. Court records are free at https://www.courtswv.gov/. West Virginia FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1) governs disclosure. Employment use must comply with the FCRA. Sources: WV State Police CIB (https://www.dps.wv.gov/lep/cib/), WV Courts (https://www.courtswv.gov/).

To search court cases in West Virginia, the West Virginia Judiciary public access at https://www.courtswv.gov/ provides a county-by-county directory; West Virginia uses E-File Express for most counties. Free name and case-number search returns Circuit Court (felony, civil, family) and Magistrate Court (misdemeanor, traffic, small claims) records. The WV Supreme Court of Appeals records are at https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/supreme-court-of-appeals/about-the-court. The WV Administrative Office of the Courts is at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305 (304-558-0145). West Virginia FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1) governs disclosure. Sources: WV Courts (https://www.courtswv.gov/), WV AOC (https://www.courtswv.gov/).

To find the disposition of a criminal case in Parkersburg, WV (Wood County), use the WV Judiciary public access at https://www.courtswv.gov/ for the Wood County Circuit and Magistrate Courts. Free name and case-number search returns final disposition (guilty, not guilty, dismissed, nolle prosequi), sentencing date, and sentence imposed. The Wood County Circuit Clerk is at 2 Government Square, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (304-424-1707). Certified copies of court documents cost about $1 per page plus $5 certification. WV FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1) governs disclosure. Sealed/expunged cases are excluded. Sources: WV Courts (https://www.courtswv.gov/), Wood County (https://www.woodcountywv.com/).

To look up a court case in West Virginia, the West Virginia Judiciary public access at https://www.courtswv.gov/ provides a county-by-county directory; West Virginia uses E-File Express for most counties. Free name and case-number search returns Circuit Court (felony, civil, family) and Magistrate Court (misdemeanor, traffic, small claims) records. The WV Supreme Court of Appeals records are at https://www.courtswv.gov/appellate-courts/supreme-court-of-appeals/about-the-court. The WV Administrative Office of the Courts is at 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV 25305 (304-558-0145). West Virginia FOIA (W.Va. Code §29B-1) governs disclosure. Sources: WV Courts (https://www.courtswv.gov/), WV AOC (https://www.courtswv.gov/).