Amelia County Recent Bookings Lookup
Amelia County recent bookings come out of the Amelia County Sheriff Office and the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville. The county is small, so most arrest counts run through the regional jail roster. You can look up Amelia County recent bookings by name, by booking number, or through the state court site after the case is filed. The sheriff also has a local criminal history form for in county records. This page maps out where to look first and how to ask for an older record.
Amelia County Recent Bookings Overview
Amelia County Sheriff Office
Sheriff Ricky L. Walker leads the Amelia County Sheriff Office. The office sits at 16441 Court Street, P.O. Box 463, Amelia, Virginia 23002. The phone is 804-561-2118. The fax is 804-561-2759. The email is ameliaso@tds.net. You can read more on the Amelia County Sheriff Office page.
Deputies handle patrol, civil work, and the link to the regional jail. Amelia County does not run its own jail. New bookings move to the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville for housing.
The page lists hours, the main phone, and a link to the FOIA request form used for older records and arrest data.
Note: Use the sheriff office for in county records and the Piedmont Regional Jail for the live roster of people in custody.
Piedmont Regional Jail Roster
The Piedmont Regional Jail holds people booked in Amelia County. The jail is at 631 Industrial Park Road, P.O. Drawer 388, Farmville, VA 23901. The phone is 434-392-1601. The jail also serves Buckingham, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward counties. Read more on the Piedmont Regional Jail site.
The jail runs an online offender lookup tool. Use the Piedmont Regional Jail offender lookup to search by name. The roster shows the booking date, the charges, and the bond. The jail is a min to high security site.
For an Amelia County recent booking, the lookup tool is the right place to start. Mail to a person held there should list the inmate name and booking number, then go to the jail address.
Amelia County Local Criminal History
The Amelia County Sheriff Office has a local criminal history form for in county records. The form lists last name, first name, middle name, maiden name, sex, race, date of birth, place of birth, and SSN. The form must be notarized. The release of info affidavit must be signed.
You can read more or download the form on the Amelia County criminal history request form. The result will be one of three lines: no conviction data, no record by name, or no record by print.
Note that the form only checks the in county master name index. It does not pull state or federal records. For a full state check, use Form SP-167 from the Virginia State Police criminal records page. The fee is $15.
Court Records and Recent Bookings
After a booking, the new case shows up on the state court site. Use the Virginia OCIS 2.0 court search for circuit court cases. Use the general district court search for misdemeanor and traffic counts. Pick Amelia County from the court list.
The Clerk of Circuit Court is reachable at MWilson@vacourts.gov, 804-561-2128. The fax is 804-561-6364. You can read more on the Amelia County FOIA request page. Court info shows the charge, the next hearing, the bond, and the case end.
FOIA in Amelia County
Most Amelia County recent bookings are public under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, Virginia Code § 2.2-3700 et seq. Adult booking photos are open under § 2.2-3706. The county FOIA policy was last updated February 26, 2025. You can ask by email or by written letter.
The agency must reply in 5 working days. They can ask for 7 more days if needed. Fees are limited to the real cost of the search and copies, per Virginia Code § 2.2-3704.
Note: The Amelia County FOIA policy of 2025 lays out the email and written request paths, so use one of those for a clear paper trail.
Tracking Amelia County Recent Bookings
VINElink is the easiest free way to follow a person held in Amelia County. Sign up at vinelink.com or call the Virginia VINE line at 800-467-4943. Jail data refreshes every 15 minutes. State prison data refreshes twice a day.
If a person has been moved to state custody, use the Virginia Department of Corrections offender locator. For a federal case in Amelia County, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator.
The VADOC tool shows the current site, the projected release date, and the charges. It does not list people in local jails.
Sex Offender Registry and Help
The Virginia State Police runs the public sex offender registry under Virginia Code § 9.1-900. Visit the Virginia Sex Offender Registry to check by ZIP code. Free legal help is at Virginia Legal Aid and the Virginia State Bar. The Virginia Sheriffs Association directory has phone and address info.