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Questions about official Upshur County criminal records must go to the office that keeps the requested document. Court files, arrest reports, booking data, and statewide histories have different custodians. The routes below identify the proper government source in Buckhannon or at the state level.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve an official record, perform an authorized background check, correct or remove a record, or receive an expungement petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that created or maintains the Upshur County record:

  • Circuit case files: contact the Upshur County Circuit Clerk, 38 West Main Street, Buckhannon, WV 26201, at 304-472-2370. Confirm current counter hours before visiting.
  • Magistrate criminal files: contact the Upshur Magistrate Clerk, 38 West Main Street, Room 204, Buckhannon, WV 26201, at 304-472-2053.
  • Sheriff reports and county records: use the Upshur County Sheriff's Office page and the county's FOIA request route. Confirm current counter details through the official department page.
  • Booking and current custody: use WVDCR Daily Incarcerations or contact Tygart Valley Regional Jail, 400 Abbey Road, Belington, WV 26250, at 304-637-0382.
  • Authorized statewide history: contact the West Virginia State Police Criminal Records Section at 304-746-2418 and follow the IdentoGO process required for the applicable service.
  • Buckhannon police reports: contact the Buckhannon Police Department at 24 South Florida Street, Buckhannon, WV 26201, or 304-472-5723; report service hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The courthouse clerks provide the filed charge, docket, disposition, and sentence. The Sheriff's Office or other arresting agency provides its own incident or arrest report, while WVDCR maintains regional-jail custody data.