This is a private reference site, not a jail, sheriff's office, court, or records counter. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule a visit, or retrieve an official booking record. Use the official contacts below for those requests.
Where to Start for a Spotsylvania Record
Spotsylvania County adult jail custody is handled by Rappahannock Regional Jail in Stafford, while the Sheriff's Office remains the local law-enforcement contact for sheriff records and police reports. Use the contact that matches the record type.
| Office | Use For | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Rappahannock Regional Jail | Current jail custody, intake, inmate records, release processing, and RRJ jail-record requests. | 1745 Richmond Hwy, Stafford, VA 22554; main (540) 288-5245; Intake ext. 201; Inmate Processing questions: Eva Hackett, (540) 288-5281, ehackett@rrj.state.va.us; records fax (540) 288-5292. |
| RRJ FOIA Officer | Formal public-records requests for jail authority records. | Santina Thelen, FOIA Officer; PO Box 3300, Stafford, VA 22555; (540) 288-5268; sthelen@rrj.state.va.us. RRJ accepts FOIA requests by mail, fax, email, in person, or phone and generally must respond within five working days under Virginia FOIA. |
| Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office | Sheriff's Office records, police reports, 911 dispatch records, and local law-enforcement questions. | 9119 Dean Ridings Lane, Spotsylvania, VA 22553; mailing PO Box 124, Spotsylvania, VA 22553; non-emergency 540-582-7115; Sheriff Roger L. Harris; records portal at spotsylvaniacountysheriffva.nextrequest.com. |
Published timing details are limited by record type. RRJ lists the lobby cash kiosk as available 8 AM to 8 PM Monday through Friday and the vestibule cash kiosk as available 24/7; public-record requests to the RRJ FOIA officer are generally answered within five working days unless Virginia FOIA allows an extension. The Sheriff's Office publishes public fingerprinting hours as Wednesdays and Fridays from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at 9119 Dean Ridings Lane, with a $15 fee paid before going to the District Court Security Desk for prints.
Choose the record path based on what you need:
- For someone held at the regional jail, begin with jail inmate records and the RRJ roster or intake line.
- For booking photos that may appear with a jail profile, use the jail roster mugshots guidance.
- For charges and court events after an arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and the Virginia court systems.
- For facility address, visitation, mail, and account context, use the Rappahannock Regional Jail page.
- For a sentenced state prisoner, use the Virginia Department of Corrections Inmate and Supervisee Locator.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Federal Bureau of Prisons locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator System, because those records are separate from RRJ.