This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve an official record, conduct a state background check, correct or remove an entry, or receive an expungement filing. Only the responsible public office can perform those tasks.
Need an Official Record?
Start with the office tied to the record type. The court that heard a matter holds its case file, an arresting police department keeps its own report, and the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau manages fingerprint-linked state histories.
- Circuit criminal files and expungement filings: McDowell County Circuit Clerk, 90 Wyoming Street, Suite 201, Welch, WV 24801; 304-436-8535
- Magistrate cases, warrants, bail, and document requests: McDowell County Magistrate Court, 105 Wyoming Street, Welch, WV 24801; 304-436-8587
- Welch police and incident reports: Welch Police Department, 88 Howard Street, Welch, WV; 304-436-3113
- Keystone police and incident reports: Keystone Police Department, 144 West Main Street, Keystone, WV 24868; 304-862-2239; fax 304-862-3132
- State repository histories: use the West Virginia State Police Criminal Records Section and its IdentoGO authorization and fingerprint process
- Booking and custody information: use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Offender Information Search or the responsible facility
No reliable official address for a McDowell County sheriff records counter was found in the project research. A request should therefore go first to the verified custodian listed above rather than to a guessed sheriff location. Use the Circuit Clerk for felony case records, the Magistrate Clerk for lower-court files and warrant matters, and the police department that created a city incident report.