This private reference service is not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or pull an official booking record. Contact the responsible public office directly for those matters.
Regional Jail and Sheriff
The official county contact path for a local custody question or a narrow booking-record request is below. No regular public office-hours schedule, separate records-unit line, dedicated local FOIA form, or itemized booking-photo fee was located in the research. Ask the office to route a specific written request to the proper custodian and request a cost estimate before processing.
Alleghany County Sheriff's Office and Regional Jail
268 West Main Street
Covington, VA 24426
Office / non-emergency: 540-965-1770
Jail: 540-965-1776
Fax: 540-965-4915
Sheriff contact form
For urgent danger, call 911. For a recently arrived person, the sheriff asks callers to allow at least one hour for booking completion, with more time possible during a busy intake. This is a calling guideline, not an online roster update time.
- For the records and adult-photo request route, use the county booking page.
- For state prison custody or supervision, use the VADOC locator.
- For a later adult court case, use Virginia Case Status.
- For federal custody, use the BOP locator; qualifying ICE custody has its separate official locator.