This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot obtain or amend a criminal record, conduct an official background check, or receive an expungement filing. Those actions must be handled directly by the government custodian responsible for the record.
Need an Official Record?
Match the requested Clark County document to the office that maintains it:
- Bookings and local custody: call the Clark County Detention Center at 859-745-0270 or use 30 Wall Street, Winchester, KY 40391; its fax number is 859-745-0271
- Official court files: reach the Clark Circuit Court Clerk at 17 Cleveland Avenue, P.O. Box 687, Winchester, KY 40392; Circuit is 859-737-7264 and District is 859-737-7141, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Winchester Police records: submit the city request through City Clerk Joy Curtis at 32 Wall Street, P.O. Box 40, Winchester, KY 40392; call 859-744-6292, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- County arrest or incident reports: contact the Clark County Sheriff's Office, 200 Maryland Avenue, Winchester, KY 40391, at 859-744-4390, weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Expungement filings: first obtain the required KSP/AOC eligibility certification, then submit the applicable petition to the court that handled the original charge
- State criminal history: select the applicable form or program through the Kentucky State Police Criminal Identification and Records Branch
No separately branded records division is listed by the sheriff. Begin with the Clark County Sheriff's Office at 200 Maryland Avenue, Winchester, KY 40391, or call 859-744-4390. Before requesting a copy, verify that the sheriff created the document rather than the court clerk, detention center, Winchester Police, or KSP.