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Questions about official Washington County criminal records belong with the government office that keeps the source file. The contacts below route court cases, sheriff reports, bookings, and statewide histories to their proper custodians. This private reference does not receive public-record requests or maintain those files.

This Is Not a Government Office. This is a private reference site. It cannot retrieve an official history, correct or remove an agency record, perform a State Police check, or accept an expungement or sealing filing.

Need an Official Record?

Use the contact that matches the Washington County record:

  • Circuit criminal files: use the criminal court case records route or contact the Washington Circuit Court Clerk annex, 189 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, at 276-676-6224, 276-676-6226, or criminal desk 276-477-1909; published hours vary between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., so verify first
  • General District files: contact 191 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210, at 276-676-6281 or 276-676-6279; the clerk's office is listed as 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports: ask the Offense Report File Clerk at the Public Safety Building, 20281 Rustic Lane, Abingdon, VA 24210, 276-676-6000, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Bookings and current custody: contact the SWVRJA Abingdon Facility, 15205 Joe Derting Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210, at 276-739-3520
  • Virginia criminal histories: use Virginia Department of State Police CARE and the SP-167 process
  • Town or campus reports: contact the police or campus agency that created the incident record

Formal requests for sheriff calls for service, incident files, audio, video, booking-related material, or warrant-service records may go to PIO Scott Snapp at the same Rustic Lane address, by phone at 276-676-6000, fax at 276-676-6248, or email at FOIA@washso.org.