Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026.
Grant County, West Virginia, has about 11,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Grant County Circuit Court and the Magistrate Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Grant County public records, Grant County arrest records, Grant County warrants, Grant County inmate search, Grant County criminal records, West Virginia arrest records and West Virginia inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Grant County
In Grant County, the Grant County Circuit Court hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters.
The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000.
A city with a municipal court of its own tries the tickets written under its ordinances.
Divorces go to the Family Court, and the file stays with the Family Court clerk.
The Circuit Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
Looking Up a Case from Grant County
For Grant County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at courtswv.gov/public-resources/court-information-county/grant (page title: Grant County | West Virginia Judiciary), a site that blocks automated checks (HTTP 403), so open it in a browser.
West Virginia has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The West Virginia court page SearchSystems verified is at courtswv.gov/lower-courts/magistrate-courts/magistrate-record-search.
What Reaches the Court from Grant County
The Grant County Sheriff's Office reported 59 arrests to the FBI for 2023; the Prosecuting Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Grant County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Grant County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Grant County criminal records, Grant County divorce records, Grant County traffic tickets and Grant County DUI.
More Official Court Pages for Grant County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Grant County and West Virginia. These court pages from its Grant County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- Grant, Magistrate Court (courtswv.gov)
- Magistrate Case Record Search (mcrsearch.courtswv.gov)
- West Virginia Court Records Access (courtswv.gov)
Cities in Grant County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Grant County Circuit Court or the Magistrate Court; tickets under a city's own ordinances go to its municipal court where it has one.
The cities and towns in the county are Petersburg and Bayard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which court hears felonies in Grant County?
The Grant County Circuit Court, which hears felonies, the larger civil cases and juvenile matters. The Magistrate Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases and civil cases up to $10,000.
Who keeps the court records in Grant County?
The Circuit Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in West Virginia?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Grant County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.