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Questions about official Lewis County criminal records must go to the public office that created or keeps the requested item. The contacts below distinguish court files from sheriff reports, state criminal histories, and regional-jail records. This privately operated site cannot accept filings or retrieve government records.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot obtain an official criminal history, correct or remove an entry, conduct an authorized background check, or receive an expungement petition. Contact the responsible public custodian for those services.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office that holds the specific Lewis County record:

  • Magistrate case files: contact Magistrate Clerk Rachel Buzzo, Room 143, 117 Court Avenue, Weston, WV 26452, at 304-269-8230
  • Circuit case files and expungement petitions: contact Circuit Clerk Beth Burkhart, 117 Court Avenue, Weston, WV 26452, at 304-269-8210; the county posts Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports: contact Lewis County Sheriff Law Enforcement at 117 Court Avenue, 304-269-8251, or use the county FOIA form
  • Fingerprint-linked criminal histories: use the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau and its IdentoGO process
  • Bookings and jail custody: contact Central Regional Jail and Correctional Facility, 1255 Dyer Hill Road, Sutton, WV 26601, at 304-765-7904
  • Police incident reports: ask the agency that created the report, such as Weston Police or the WVSP Weston Detachment

The county publishes no separately named sheriff records division. For sheriff-created reports, contact Lewis County Sheriff Law Enforcement, 117 Court Avenue, Weston, WV 26452, 304-269-8251, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.