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The public agency that created or maintains an Amherst County record is the only source for an official copy. Use these contacts to reach the correct custodian for court cases, sheriff and town police reports, regional jail records, or a Virginia criminal-history request.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run resource cannot obtain an official record, perform an official check, change or remove a record, or accept an expungement filing. Contact the responsible public custodian for those services.

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Match the requested Amherst County record to the office that keeps it:

  • Felony cases, appeals, certified circuit dispositions, and local expungement petitions: Amherst Circuit Court Clerk, 113 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 462, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-9321; fax (434) 946-9323; 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  • Adult misdemeanors, traffic and town ordinances, advisements, and felony preliminary records: Amherst General District Court, 113 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 513, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-9351; fax (434) 946-9359; 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff incident, arrest, warrant-category, and body-camera records: Amherst County Sheriff's Office, 115 Taylor Street, P.O. Box 410, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-9381; fax (434) 946-9380; Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. FOIA requests may be directed to Major James E. Begley at jebegley@amherstsheriff.org.
  • Town of Amherst police reports: Amherst Police Department, 127 West Court Street, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-7874; police@amherstva.gov. The Town FOIA officer is at Town Hall, 174 South Main Street, P.O. Box 280, Amherst, VA 24521; (434) 946-7885; fax (434) 946-2087.
  • Regional booking, detention, housing, and release files: Blue Ridge Regional Jail Authority, Amherst County Adult Detention Center, 219 South Riverview Road, Madison Heights, VA 24572; (434) 528-3160. BRRJA FOIA Officer Patricia Stevens may be reached at (434) 847-3100 extension 1224 or foiarequest@brrja.state.va.us.
  • Official Virginia criminal-history requests: Virginia State Police, Civil & Applicant Records Exchange, 7700 Midlothian Turnpike, North Chesterfield, VA 23235. The public SP-167 process requires a generated form, consent, notarization, and mailing.

The Circuit and General District clerks occupy the same Taylor Street courthouse but use different post office boxes, phone lines, hours, and case jurisdictions. Confirm the court level before mailing a request or visiting the counter. Police reports belong with the agency that created them, while BRRJA is the custodian for its own jail records.