Appomattox County Background Information
The state of Virginia is home to Appomattox County. Appomattox County had 16,353 inhabitants in 2021, determined by a local census. The current county seat in Appomattox County is Appomattox.
The county was created in 1845.
It is named for the Appomattox River, which in turn was named for the Appamatuck, a historic Native American tribe in Virginia of the Algonquian-speaking Powhatan Confederacy.
Appomattox County Arrest Records
Arrest records are kept on all crimes within the Appomattox County area. Overall crime stats in Appomattox County are divided into two primary categories, violent crime and property crime. Appomattox County had 26 violent and 90 property crimes back in 2021.
Appomattox County Sheriff's Office
Donald D. Simpson, Sheriff
179 Morton Ln, Appomattox
VA 24522, United States
Phone: (434) 352-2666
Mail: donald.simpson@appomattoxcountyva.gov
Appomattox County Criminal Records
In the state of Virginia, with Appomattox County included, the police have to keep an current register of any and all sex offenders within their jurisdictional borders. This includes anyone in Appomattox County who is a sex offender and lives, works, attends school, or is incarcerated in the area. This register can be accessed by all Appomattox County citizens. Members of the public living in Appomattox County can also search online for offenders in the area.
Appomattox County Court Records
All civil, family, and criminal cases in Appomattox County are supervised by the circuit court system court system. The circuit court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Appomattox County. To get hold of these records in Appomattox County, a person must enquire at:
Appomattox Circuit Court
Janet A. Hix, Clerk
297 Court Street, Suite B
P. O. Box 672
Appomattox, VA 24522-0672
Phone: (434) 352-5275
Fax: (434) 352-2781
Email: jhix@vacourts.gov
The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals in Virginia. The lower courts over which the Court of Appeals oversees contain the 95 superior or trial courts across the 95 counties, including Appomattox County.
NOTE - Common records can be sent to the requested by fax, email, or mail. In contrast, all official records can only be delivered via mail in Appomattox County.
Appomattox County Public Records
Every Appomattox County resident, and Virginia resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. All important life events are recorded in these reports. These records could consist of marriages, divorces, deaths, births, and more. Appomattox County, and other counties in Virginia, assists in the collection of these vital records. Individual counties may collect records and send copies to the state.
Virginia requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. The Virginia Family History Library collects all Appomattox County records. Individual counties in Virginia were also tasked with birth and death record collection in the past. Vital records may consist of birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. All state vital records, including those from Appomattox County, are stored in one central registry. All records may later be used for statistical analysis.
Appomattox County citizens can access and copy all public records. The state of Virginia passed the Virginia Freedom of Information Act back in 1968, meaning that members of the public now have the fundamental right to access any public records. The most recent change to the Act came in 2000. To obtain these records in Appomattox County, a person must enquire at:
Appomattox Circuit Court
Janet A. Hix, Clerk
297 Court Street, Suite B
P. O. Box 672
Appomattox, VA 24522-0672
Phone: (434) 352-5275
Fax: (434) 352-2781
Email: jhix@vacourts.gov
Records in Appomattox County do come with a charge. For example, birth certificates, death records, marriage certificates and divorce records cost $12 for each certificate in Appomattox County.
NOTE - A person must visit between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 P.M EST on Monday - Friday to attain records in person in Appomattox County. If a person wishes to purchase reports, they must bring some form of photo identification. Examples consist of state IDs or driver's licenses. Appomattox County insists upon record applications being put in writing.
