This Is Not a Government Office. This is a private reference site. It cannot obtain criminal records, conduct an official background check, correct or remove a record, or receive an expungement filing. Those services belong to the responsible public office.
Need an Official Record?
Use the custodian that holds the specific Pendleton County record:
- Sheriff incident and arrest reports: the Secretary of State lists Sheriff Bradley Kimble; call the office at 304-358-2214 or email pcsdlaw@pendletoncountywv.gov
- Circuit criminal files and expungement petitions: contact Circuit Clerk Shalee Wilburn at 304-358-7067 or shalee.wilburn@courtswv.gov
- Magistrate complaints and felony preliminary cases: call the Magistrate Clerk at 304-358-2343 or 304-358-2344
- Fingerprint criminal histories: use the West Virginia State Police Criminal Identification Bureau process through IdentoGO
- Booking and custody data: use the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation jail search or contact Potomac Highlands Regional Jail
- West Virginia State Police reports: use the WVSP contact directory or call the Legal Section at 304-746-2100
The Pendleton County Sheriff's Office is at 10 South Main Street, P.O. Box 687, Franklin, WV 26807. Its public hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; phone 304-358-2214 and fax 304-358-3293. The Pendleton County Circuit Clerk is on the second floor at the same street address, with mail sent to P.O. Box 846, Franklin, WV 26807. The clerk's hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; phone 304-358-7067 and fax 304-358-2152.