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Questions about an official Clay County criminal record belong with the public office that created or preserves it. The contacts below route reports to the Sheriff and court files to the correct clerk. This private site cannot receive filings, issue copies, change a case, or confirm a warrant.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Clay County record:

  • Sheriff reports: Clay County Sheriff, 246 Main Street or P.O. Box 429, Clay, WV 25043; 304-587-4260; fax 304-587-8366; sheriff@claycountywv.us
  • Magistrate files: Magistrate Clerk, Judicial Annex, 262 Main Street, P.O. Box 393, Clay, WV 25043; 304-587-2131; fax 304-587-2727
  • Circuit files: Circuit Clerk, Clay County Courthouse, 246 Main Street, P.O. Box 129, Clay, WV 25043-0129; 304-587-4256; fax 304-587-4346; maclerk@yahoo.com
  • Fingerprint criminal history: West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau for the subject-authorized personal review process
  • Police or incident reports: the Sheriff or State Police detachment that created the report
  • Expungement filings: the Clay court identified by the West Virginia Judiciary packet and statute

The Clay County Sheriff has not published separate records-division hours or a local fee schedule. Call 304-587-4260 before visiting. Court counter hours also were not stated in the research, so confirm access with the Magistrate or Circuit Clerk first.