Madison Heights, Virginia Public Records

Voter registration in Virginia is run by the Virginia Department of Elections, and the general registrar keeps the roll for Madison Heights. You can register online, by mail or in person. The deadline to register is 21 days before most elections; after the deadline you can register at your local registration office and vote a provisional ballot in person (same day registration).

Certified birth and death certificates for events in Virginia come from the Virginia Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. The fee is $15 for each certified copy (DMV charges a $17 records search fee). Certified copies of Virginia birth, death, marriage and divorce records are sold at all DMV customer service centers.

Deeds for property in Madison Heights are recorded by the clerk of the circuit court, the commissioner of the revenue or local assessor sets the assessed value, and the county or city treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Amherst County page lists those offices.

Businesses that operate in Madison Heights register with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, Clerk's Office, which runs the state business entity search. Business licenses are issued by the city or county where the business is based; contact the Commissioner of the Revenue or business license office of each city, county and town where the business has an office or location.

Virginia criminal history checks are run by the Virginia State Police, Central Criminal Records Exchange. Request a name search on form SP-167 (Criminal History Record Name Search Request) through vspapps.vsp.virginia.gov; results take about 15 business days after mail in.