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Pendleton County Information

Pendleton County can be found in the state of West Virginia. In Pendleton County, the current seat is Franklin. A local census found that Pendleton County had 6,143 citizens in 2020.

It was formed in 1788.

It was named for Edmund Pendleton (1721–1803), a distinguished Virginia statesman and jurist.

Pendleton County Arrest Records

Arrest records are kept on all crimes within the Pendleton County area. Crimes in Pendleton County are split up into two most important categories, violent crime and property crime. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Crimes for this county have not maintained frequent reporting, and as such, cannot be recorded. Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:

Pendleton County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Chad Bowers 100 South Main Street, PO Box 687 Franklin, WV 26807 Phone: (304) 358-2214 Fax: (304) 358-3293 Email: pcsdlaw@pencowv.com

Pendleton County Criminal Records

Pendleton County records its criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. All records of criminals in Pendleton County are updated. In Pendleton County, residents can use a search tool in order to get access to the records. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Pendleton County sex offender register is updated constantly. This can include any offender living, attending school, working, or imprisoned in the Pendleton County area. All Pendleton County residents may access an up-to-date copy of this register.

Citizens living in Pendleton County can also search online for offenders in the area. A given zip code acts as the focal point of a resident's search. All offenders within those coordinates will then be revealed to the Pendleton County resident. Specific offenders can also be located using the search tools in Pendleton County. Non-compliant and imprisoned offenders are also shown in the results.

Pendleton County Court Records

The county courthouse supervises all civil, family, and criminal cases in Pendleton County. The court clerk maintains all Pendleton County court records. Pendleton County court records can be obtained at:

Pendleton County Courthouse
Circuit Clerk: Shalee D. Wilburn 100 South Main Street 2nd Floor, PO Box 846 Franklin, WV 26807 Phone: (304) 358-7067
Fax: (304) 358-2152 Email: shalee.wiburn@courtswv.gov

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Pendleton County Public Records

Every Pendleton County resident, and West Virginia resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. All important life events are documented in these records. These records can include vital records on divorces, marriages, births, deaths, and more. These document files are sometimes gathered by individual counties, such as Pendleton County. Individual counties may collect records and send copies to the state.

The county clerk in Pendleton County is in charge of amassing all marriage records. The West Virginia Vital Registration Office stores these records. The files that Pendleton County would have compiled on these life events incorporate birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Pendleton County records are stored in a central registry, along with all other vital records. In the future, these vital records can be utilized for statistical analysis.

Pendleton County citizens can access and copy all public records. The West Virginia Freedom of Information Act in 1979 gave all citizens of Pendleton County the fundamental right to access these public records. Pendleton County citizens can access public records in-person at:

Pendleton County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Elise White 100 South Main Street PO Box 1167
Franklin, WV 26807 Phone: (304) 358-2505
Fax: (304) 358-2473 Email: countyclerk@pencowv.com

Then again, Pendleton County does charge per record copy. Pendleton County birth records cost $12. First copies of death records cost $12. Marriage certificates in Pendleton County will set a person back $12.

NOTE - To obtain records, Pendleton County requesters must adhere to several rules. The office is open between 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. from Monday to Friday. To get hold of records in Pendleton County, photo identification is needed. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. In Pendleton County, a requester must also put all their public record requests in writing.