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Questions about an official Louisa County record must go to the office that created or maintains it. Felony and misdemeanor files use different court clerks, sheriff reports stay with LCSO, and Louisa bookings are held by a regional jail in Orange. State history requests go through the Virginia Department of State Police. The routes below identify the proper source and give the verified local court contacts, without treating one office as a countywide records counter.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run reference site cannot retrieve, correct, seal, or certify a record. It cannot accept a VFOIA request, court filing, background-check form, or payment for a public agency.

Need an Official Record?

Match the request to the custodian that holds the original:

  • Felony indictments, orders, sentencing, and certified circuit copies: Louisa Circuit Court Clerk, 100 W. Main St., Louisa, VA 23093; 540-967-5312; public counter 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • Misdemeanors and felony preliminary cases: Louisa General District Court, Cunningham Building, 314 W. Main St., Louisa, VA 23093; 540-967-5330; clerk's office 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  • LCSO incident, arrest, and sheriff-processed criminal papers: use the official Louisa County Sheriff's Records Department page for its current request and contact route.
  • Booking and custody records: Central Virginia Regional Jail, 13021 James Madison Highway, Orange, VA 22960; confirm the current public-information line at cvrj.org.
  • Virginia criminal-history responses: use the Virginia Department of State Police SP-167 or personal-review channel.
  • Town police or other agency reports: contact the agency that created the report; LCSO cannot certify another agency's narrative.

Before traveling, confirm current hours and the copy or certification charge with the exact office. The LCSO page publishes a $12 civil subpoena service charge, but the research did not verify a criminal-report copy fee, so those amounts must not be treated as the same.