Why We Built This Site
West Virginia permits broad access to many court records, but Clay County has split custody. Clarissa Hanshaw, Clerk of the Circuit Court, keeps circuit and public family docket material. Trisha L. Triplett, Magistrate Court Clerk, keeps magistrate files. WVPASS provides public circuit access, while MCRS provides public magistrate case information. The elected County Clerk instead handles records such as probate, county commission, elections, and deeds. We organize the verified contacts, portal limits, case-number guidance, and request routes that help readers choose among those offices.
What You Will Find Here
- Docket guides: how Clay County criminal dockets and civil dockets are located and read
- Court settings: how to check court dates and confirm a hearing with the proper office
- Case lookups: how to use a name or case number for a Clay County case lookup
- Record requests: how to seek court records, plain copies, and certified copies from the custodian
What We Cannot Do
This is a privately run reference site with no connection to a West Virginia court, clerk, or agency. Its role has clear limits:
- We cannot pull an official docket sheet or case file for anyone
- We cannot change, reschedule, or reset a court date or hearing setting
- We cannot remove, seal, or amend a case on any docket
- We cannot issue certified copies of any docket, order, or court document
- We cannot give legal advice or explain how a specific case applies to you
- We cannot promise that every listed telephone number, fee, or setting remains current
Only the clerk or court that holds a Clay County case can issue its official or certified record. This resource can identify that office, but it cannot supply the document.
Search Partners
Third-party providers power search boxes on some pages. They operate their own services, decide what to charge, and control their results. A paid signup reached through one of those tools may produce a referral fee that supports this resource. We cannot set a provider's price or guarantee the scope, freshness, or accuracy of its results.