Magoffin County Background Information
The state of Kentucky contains Magoffin County. Magoffin County had 11,497 habitants in 2021, as reported by a local census. Salyersville is the current county seat in Magoffin County.
It was formed in 1860.
It was named for Beriah Magoffin who was Governor of Kentucky (1859–62).
Magoffin County Arrest Records
In Magoffin County, arrest documents are also kept on each crime within the jurisdictional area. Crimes in Magoffin County are put into two principal categories, violent crime and property crime. In Magoffin County, there were 1 violent and 18 property crimes in 2021.
Magoffin County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Carson Montgomery
42 Maple St, Salyersville, KY 41465
(606) 349-2914
Magoffin County Criminal Files
A register is maintained for all sex offenders in Magoffin County. This register includes any offender imprisoned, attending school, living, or working in Magoffin County. The sex offenders register in Magoffin County is in the public domain. Inhabitants of Magoffin County can therefore try to look for any sex offenders inside a certain distance of their homes. There are regularly updated criminal files in Magoffin County, including jail and inmate records. Anyone in jail or on release in Magoffin County can be found using this tool.
Magoffin County Court Documents
The county courthouse supervises all civil, family, and criminal cases in Magoffin County. The court clerk preserves all court records in Magoffin County. To obtain these records in Magoffin County, a person must enquire at:
Magoffin County Courthouse
Circuit Court Clerk: Tonya A. Ward
P.O. Box 147
100 E Maple St
Justice Center
Salyersville, KY 41465
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. M-F; 9:00 a.m.-N Sat EST
Phone: (606) 349-2215, (606) 349-4050
Fax: (606) 349-2209
After an appeal is made, the Court of Appeals can oversee any lower court case. These lower courts often refer to one of the 120 superior or trial courts found across Kentucky's 120 counties, including Magoffin County.
NOTE - Standard court documents in Magoffin County can usually be delivered by mail, email, or fax once payment is received. Having said that, official Magoffin County documents may only be delivered via mail.
Magoffin County Public Records
Public documents are kept on every last person in Magoffin County and the wider Kentucky state area. These vital documents contain a person's most vital milestone life events. Marriages, divorces, births and deaths are the most typical vital files. The Kentucky state government would not be able to acquire these files without the help of counties such as Magoffin County. Magoffin County is tasked with accumulating and sending copies of vital files to the state.
Marriage records are gathered by the Kentucky county clerks. The clerks then send these documents to the Office of Vital Statistics. County offices, such as the one in Magoffin County, have also accumulated birth/death documents in the past. The different documents that Magoffin County clerks may have collected include birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. One central Kentucky registry stores all vital documents from the state counties, including Magoffin County. They can then be used for statistical analysis.
These vital records are in the public domain and so can be accessed by Magoffin County residents. Each and every Magoffin County resident can access vital documents thanks to the 1976 Kentucky Open Documents Act. The Act was amended in 1994. In order to access files, a Magoffin County resident must apply at:
Magoffin County Clerk: Renee Arnett Shepherd
42 East Maple Street, P.O. Box 1535
Salyersville, KY 41465
Phone: (606) 349-2216
Fax: (606) 349-2328
Unfortunately, these records are not free in Magoffin County. Birth files in Magoffin County cost $10 for the first copy.
NOTE - The Magoffin County office opening times are 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Monday to Friday; 8:30 a.m.-ON Saturday EST. Photo ID is also needed for any Magoffin County citizen looking for documents. In Magoffin County, this could include a driver's license or state ID. Each request must be in writing in Magoffin County.
