Hanover County People Search
Hanover County people search tools run out of the Circuit Court Clerk's Office at 7530 County Complex Road. Clerk Frank D. Hargrove Jr. runs the 15th Judicial Circuit. This page lists the court case lookup tools, self-service land records, the online FOIA portal, and the sheriff's office records contacts for Hanover County.
Hanover County Overview
Hanover Circuit Court People Search
Hanover Circuit Court is the 15th Judicial Circuit of Virginia. Clerk's office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Phone: 804-365-6151. The Hanover Circuit Court page covers judges, court terms, and contact info. Public access terminals at the clerk's office let you search at no cost. Copies are 50 cents per page. Certified copies are $2 per document.
The state page lists clerk contact info and court division phone numbers for civil and criminal cases.
For circuit court cases online, use the statewide circuit court search tool. For general district court, the Hanover GDC page has the case information system link. Civil Division phone: 804-365-6457. Traffic/Criminal Division phone: 804-365-6191. Address: 7530 County Complex Rd, 1st Floor, Hanover, VA 23069.
The GDC page has court hearing days, payment hours, and filing rules.
The Hanover court case information page walks through the online case lookup tools with links to the circuit court and general district court portals.
Land Records and Self-Service
The Hanover self-service land records site provides free access to indexes of land records, judgments, UCC filings, wills, and marriage records. Users can search by name, instrument type, or date range. Copies cost 50 cents a page plus a credit card processing fee.
The site runs 24/7 and is open to the general public, title examiners, and attorneys.
Paid document images require a subscription to Secure Remote Access at $50 per month or $500 per year. The Hanover Deeds & Plats page explains both access levels.
The page lists the records division's phone at 804-365-6864 for subscription questions.
Hanover FOIA Portal
The Hanover FOIA page lists every FOIA officer by department. County Administration FOIA officer Kristin Smith Dunlop can be reached at 804-365-6005. Sheriff's Office FOIA officer Lt. Justin Hall is at 804-365-6140. Under Virginia Code § 2.2-3704, the county must respond in five working days.
The page lists the supply costs and the policy on free records for the first 50 pages.
Paper copy reproduction of 8.5 x 11 pages is free for the first 50. After that, the county charges 25 cents per page. If costs are estimated to exceed $200, a 50% deposit may be required.
Hanover runs an online FOIA portal at hanovercountyva.justfoia.com. You can submit and track requests from one page.
The portal routes requests to the right officer and lets you download records when they're ready.
Note: Personnel records, attorney-client files, and social security numbers are always withheld under Virginia FOIA, even when the rest of a file is released.
Sheriff's Office Records
Hanover Sheriff's records and FOIA info are at hanoversheriff.com. The page covers the records request process and how to pull incident reports.
The sheriff's page links the FOIA form and lists the contact info for the records division.
Under Virginia Code § 2.2-3706, police must release basic criminal incident info. Full investigative files can be held back during an open case. Closed files may be released at the agency's choice.
Cities in Hanover County
Hanover is home to the Town of Ashland.
Nearby Counties
Statewide People Search Tools
Hanover County residents can use the statewide tools to round out a people search. The Virginia Judiciary Online Case Information System lets you search court cases in circuit courts and general district courts across the Commonwealth. The tool runs free and pulls real-time data from the Supreme Court Case Management System.
For business ownership info, the Virginia State Corporation Commission Clerk's Information System shows registered agents, officers, and entity data. It helps when the person you're looking up runs a business in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Health Professions license lookup confirms whether a person holds a professional license issued by any of the state boards.
Vital records go through the Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records. Under Chapter 7 of Title 32.1, birth records are closed for 100 years. Death records close for 25 years. Marriage and divorce records become public 25 years after the event. Close family members can get copies sooner.
For FOIA guidance across any Virginia public body, the Virginia FOIA Advisory Council helps at no cost. Staff attorneys answer public questions about what records can be released and what can be withheld. This is a strong fallback when a local FOIA request gets denied.