Dickenson County Background Information
Virginia hosts Dickenson County. In 2020, Dickenson County had a population of 14,124, as reported by a local census. The current county seat is Clintwood.
The county was formed in 1880.
It is named for William J. Dickenson.
Dickenson County Arrest Records
All crimes in the Dickenson County area have records kept on them. Crime statistics in Dickenson County are divided into two primary categories, violent crime and property crime. Dickenson County had 18 violent and 64 property crimes back in 2021.
Dickenson County Sheriff's Office
Jeremy Fleming, Sheriff
293 Clintwood Main Street
P.O. Box 339
Clintwood, VA 24228
Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Phone: (276) 926-1600
Fax: (276) 926-1606
Dickenson County Criminal Records
In the state of Virginia, with Dickenson County included, the police have to keep an current register of any and all sex offenders within their jurisdictional borders. Each and every offender living, working, attending school, or imprisoned in the Dickenson County area must be on this list. All Dickenson County citizens may access an up-to-date copy of this register. Citizens of Dickenson County can therefore search for any sex offenders within a certain distance of their homes.
Dickenson County Court Records
In Dickenson County, the circuit court system oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. Court records in Dickenson County are obtained and preserved by the circuit court clerk. Dickenson County records can be accessed at:
Dickenson Circuit Court
Richard W. Edwards Clerk
P. O. Box 190
119 Court House Lane
Clintwood, VA 24228-0190
Phone: (276) 926-1616
Fax: (276) 926-6465
The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals in Virginia. These lower courts often refer to one of the 95 superior or trial courts found across Virginia’s 95 counties, including Dickenson County.
NOTE - Mail, email, or fax can all be used to send records to requesters in Dickenson County. Dickenson County official records can only be directed via mail.
Dickenson County Public Records
Every Dickenson County resident, and Virginia resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. All important life events are recorded in these documents. These records can include vital records on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. Dickenson County, and other counties in Virginia, assists in the collection of these vital records. Dickenson County may be put in charge of gathering and sending copies to the state.
Virginia requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. All records are kept by the Virginia Family History Library. County offices, such as the one in Dickenson County, have also been in charge of birth and death records in Virginia’s past. Birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, and marriage certificates make up the major vital records. All state vital records are saved in one central registry. They can be used in future for statistical analysis.
All public records in Dickenson County can be accessed and copied by the general public. The Virginia Freedom of Information Act 1968 gives the general public in Dickenson County this fundamental right. The most recent change to this law came in 2000. Dickenson County records is found at:
Dickenson Circuit Court
Richard W. Edwards Clerk
P. O. Box 190
119 Court House Lane
Clintwood, VA 24228-0190
Phone: (276) 926-1616
Fax: (276) 926-6465
Dickenson County comes with a charge per copy. For instance, birth certificates, death records, marriage certificates and divorce records cost $12 for each certificate in Dickenson County.
NOTE - Anyone looking to get hold of records in person should be aware that the office opens between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 P.M EST on Monday - Friday. Those looking to request records must also bring some form of photo identification. Examples include state IDs or driver's licenses. Only applications put in writing will be accepted in Dickenson County.
