About Arrests.org VA & Editorial Standards
Learn about the mission, data integrity guidelines, and public record research methodologies governing the Arrests.org VA directory network.
Arrests.org VA operates as an independent public records directory and civic legal resource dedicated to improving transparency across the Commonwealth of Virginia criminal justice system.
Our Mission and Public Records Commitment
Our organization was established to provide Virginia citizens, legal researchers, family members, and journalists with accurate, organized access to public custody rosters, judicial dockets, and criminal statutory explanations.
via virginia arrest directory.Under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Va. Code § 2.2-3700), public government records belong to the citizens of the Commonwealth.
We synthesize decentralized information from ninety-five county sheriff departments, thirty-eight independent city jails, twenty-three regional jail authorities, and thirty-two judicial circuits into one accessible reference platform.
Ethical Record Practices and Fee Prohibition Compliance
We firmly reject predatory commercial mugshot publishing models that exploit public records for financial extortion through verified contact directory support. In strict compliance with Virginia Code Section 18.2-468.1 and Section 8.01-40.3, our platform never solicits, requests, or accepts fees to remove or modify arrest records.
We maintain an entirely free takedown request portal for individuals whose charges concluded in acquittals, nolle prosequi dismissals, juvenile shielding, or Circuit Court expungement orders.
Not a Consumer Reporting Agency
Arrests.org VA is an informational directory and is not a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq.).
Information accessed through our website may not be used for employment screening, tenant vetting, consumer credit underwriting, insurance evaluations, or any other commercial purpose governed by the FCRA.