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 record type to choose the right Pittsylvania County or Virginia office:
- Police reports: ask the Pittsylvania Sheriff or the Chatham, Gretna, Hurt, or Virginia State Police agency that created the report
- Court files: use criminal court case records or call Circuit Court at 434-432-7887 and General District Court at 434-432-7879
- Jail and booking facts: call Pittsylvania jail administration at 434-432-7831
- Statewide history requests: contact the Virginia State Police Central Criminal Records Exchange through NCJI
- Expungement or sealing filings: ask Pittsylvania Circuit Court for current local procedure and forms
- Registry information: use the Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry or call the Sheriff about local compliance
For sheriff-created records, the listed contact is Patricia Waller, Criminal Records, 21 N. Main Street, Chatham, VA 24531, 434-432-7997. Main administrative hours are weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Circuit Court is at 1 N. Main Street and General District Court is at 11 Bank Street, Suite 201; both publish weekday counter hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.