Taylor County Jail Mugshots
Taylor County jail mugshots are not hosted on a local county sheriff roster. The public custody path runs through the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation regional jail systems, with Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility serving as the primary regional jail channel for Taylor County arrests. The DCR daily admissions summary inspected during research showed the institution, date, time, name, birth date, gender, and a detail link. It did not show a mugshot in the summary table.
The safe rule is narrow: use the state regional jail offender search to look for a current profile, then check whether the individual detail page in the public browser displays a booking photo. If no photo appears, do not assume one is unavailable forever or hidden for a specific reason. Call Tygart Valley at (304) 637-0382 or use a written public-record request to the proper record holder. DCR warns that jail data changes quickly and that presence in the system is not an indication of guilt or innocence.
Where Taylor County Booking Photos Appear
There are two main state tools to check before calling or filing a request. The WV Regional Jail Offender Search is the name-search tool for regional jail custody. The daily incarcerations page can help with very recent admissions by county and institution. Taylor County inmates may be listed under Tygart Valley Regional Jail because that is the regional facility, even though the facility is located in Belington.
- Open the regional jail offender search and enter at least the first three letters of the last name.
- Add a first name when a common surname creates too many possible matches.
- Open the matching public detail page if it loads, then check whether a booking photo appears with the custody information.
- Search daily incarcerations by county and date when the arrest is very recent and a name search has not caught up.
- If no photo is online, call Tygart Valley at (304) 637-0382 or submit a FOIA request to the Taylor County Sheriff's Department for arresting-agency records.
- If the image is part of a court exhibit, check court records or the Taylor County court clerk contacts because a court document and a jail booking photo are different records.
The regional jail search is the official public custody source for Taylor County jail mugshots when a booking photo is available through the profile. The daily admissions summary is useful for recent intake confirmation, but it should not be described as a mugshot gallery because the inspected summary table did not display photos.
The official regional jail search is the best starting point for a Taylor County booking photo tied to current custody.
Search results should be checked against the facility or court because the state warns that custody data may change quickly.
Taylor County Mugshot Record Fields
A Taylor County booking-photo lookup should be read with the fields that appear around it. During research, the Tygart Valley daily admissions summary showed basic identifiers and did not show charges, bond, housing, release status, or a mugshot in that summary table. A separate detail page may show more in a public browser, but the research browser did not capture a full profile. That means exact photo placement and full profile fields should be verified at the time of search.
| Field | What It Shows |
|---|---|
| Booking photo | Not displayed in the daily admissions summary inspected; check the individual detail page if it loads. |
| Institution | The admission summary heading identifies Tygart Valley Regional Jail. |
| Date and time | The summary shows the admission date and booking time in a.m. or p.m. format. |
| Name | Last, first, and middle name fields identify the admitted person. |
| Birth date | The summary displays month, day, and year of birth. |
| Gender | The summary displayed Male or Female. |
| Charges and bond | Not displayed in the summary table inspected; check court records and facility confirmation. |
| Release status | Not displayed in the summary table inspected; verify directly with DCR or the facility. |
Taylor County Mugshot Public Access
West Virginia does not appear in the research as having a broad statute that bans all public release of preconviction booking photos. The better access framework is West Virginia FOIA plus the limits and reuse rules stated by DCR. W. Va. Code 29B-1-1 declares public entitlement to information about government affairs and official acts unless the law says otherwise. W. Va. Code 29B-1-3 governs inspection and copying of public records. W. Va. Code 29B-1-4 keeps a presumption of public access but lists exemptions, including areas that may affect law-enforcement, privacy, or investigative records.
Key access rules:
W. Va. Code 29B-1-3 governs requests to inspect or copy public records from a public body.
W. Va. Code 29B-1-4 preserves public access unless a listed exemption or another law restricts release.
DCR website terms limit copying and compilation of booking photographs, including arrest archives or booking-photo databases, without express written consent.
DCR Booking Photo Limits
DCR treats its online information as public service information, and its disclaimer states that a listed person's presence is not an indication of guilt or innocence. It permits viewing for personal or informational use, but the research notes an important limit for booking photographs: DCR restricts copying of booking photos for news-related use and prohibits using website information in compilations, arrest archives, booking-photo databases, or similar databases without express written consent. DCR also defines a compilation in a way that includes presentation of three or more booking photographs without an accompanying news story identifying a common accused criminal enterprise.
What is and isn't public: A person may be able to view an individual current-custody booking photo if a DCR profile displays it. Bulk copying, reposting, or building a booking-photo gallery from DCR material is not the same as checking an individual record and is restricted by DCR policy. Some law-enforcement, juvenile, privacy-sensitive, sealed, expunged, or investigative records may also be withheld under law.
How Long Mugshots Stay Online
No official policy was located stating that Taylor County booking photos drop from DCR pages after a fixed number of hours or days. DCR active custody pages change as a person's custody status changes, and the state warns that information can change quickly. A person may leave regional jail custody, transfer to another facility, move to state prison status, post bond, or be held for another agency. Each change can affect which search tool shows the person.
For current regional jail custody, use the regional jail search first. If the person has been sentenced and transferred to DCR prison or supervision status, use the WVDCR prison/supervision search instead. If the person is a federal prisoner, the BOP locator is a separate system and does not display mugshot-style booking photos in search results. If immigration custody is possible, the ICE locator is separate from the Taylor County and DCR jail tools.
Request Taylor County Booking Photos
When a Taylor County booking photo is not visible online, the request path depends on who holds the image. If the photo is a DCR regional jail record, call Tygart Valley Regional Jail and Correctional Facility at (304) 637-0382 and ask whether booking-photo copies are available through DCR or whether a written request is required. If the image is an arresting-agency record, contact Sheriff Randy Durrett's Taylor County Sheriff's Department at 304-265-3428 or send a written FOIA request under West Virginia Chapter 29B. The sheriff's office address listed on the official Taylor County contact page is 214 W. Main Street, Grafton, WV 26354.
A request should name the person, approximate arrest or booking date, arresting agency if known, and the record sought. Do not invent a fee, response time, or required form because no Taylor County sheriff-specific booking-photo form or fee schedule was located. FOIA does not guarantee release of every record. Exemptions can apply to active investigations, privacy-sensitive records, juvenile matters, and records protected by court order.
Taylor County Mugshot Removal
Removal starts with the official record, not a private repost. If a Taylor County arrest or charge is expunged, the signed court order should be used with each record holder that maintains the covered record. West Virginia Code 61-11-25 covers certain arrest and charge records after outcomes such as acquittal, dismissal, deferred adjudication, or pretrial diversion. West Virginia Code 61-11-26 covers certain conviction expungements. Eligibility turns on the charge, disposition, timing, and court findings.
DCR's active custody pages may change when custody status changes, but no automatic Taylor County photo-removal deadline was found. For the case outcome that supports sealing or expungement, check Taylor County court records after arrest and follow the clerk's order process. A court order may help with official record holders. It does not mean every outside copy disappears automatically.
State and Federal Mugshots
State prison and federal custody are separate from Taylor County regional jail booking photos. A sentenced person transferred into WVDCR prison or supervision status should be searched through the state prison/supervision locator, not only the regional jail search. That locator has different fields and may show current status information for active DCR custody, supervision, or parole. It excludes people who discharged or left DCR custody.
Federal systems are more limited for mugshots. The Federal Bureau of Prisons inmate locator can show number or name search results and custody or release information for federal prisoners, but it generally does not publish mugshot-style booking photos. U.S. Marshals or federal pretrial custody can also involve holds that do not turn into a Taylor County mugshot record. For immigration custody, ICE uses its own detainee locator, which is separate from DCR and Taylor County records.
Use Mugshot Records Carefully
A Taylor County booking photo is a custody record, not a conviction record. DCR's own disclaimer warns that a listed person's presence is not proof of guilt or innocence. Charges may change in court, bond may be posted, a hold may clear, or the case may end in dismissal, acquittal, diversion, plea, or conviction. That is why a mugshot should be checked against the current jail record and the court case before any conclusion is drawn.
Avoid commercial booking-photo sites and paid-removal claims. The research intentionally excluded those sources. Official channels are the regional jail system, Tygart Valley, the Taylor County Sheriff's Department for arresting-agency records, court clerks for case documents, and West Virginia expungement law for eligible record-clearing orders.