This is a private reference website, not a Lewis County office. We cannot verify custody, release anyone, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the government office that holds the information.
Lewis County Custody and Records Contacts
Lewis County Sheriff, Johnny W. Bivens
112 Second Street, Suite 102
Vanceburg, KY 41179
Office: 606-796-2912
Dispatch: 606-796-0982
Fax and Sheriff records requests: 606-796-2463
Emergency: 911
The public office hours listed by the county are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Wednesday and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Twenty-four-hour law-enforcement coverage does not mean the records counter is always open.
Lewis County Detention Center, Jailer Bryon K. Walker
26 Railroad Street
Vanceburg, KY 41179
Jail information: 606-796-2722
Fax: 606-796-0822
The county open-records page separately lists the jail records custodian at 112 Second Street, Room 104, Vanceburg, KY 41179. Confirm the current mailing or delivery address before sending a request. Written responses are generally due within five days excluding weekends and legal holidays. The county lists noncommercial copies at $0.10 per page, emailed digital records at no charge, specified media at $5 per copy, and actual postage where applicable. Special or commercial work may cost more and may require prepayment.
- For a booking record or releasable photo, follow the request steps on the home page.
- For same-day activity, use Arrests Last 24 Hours; for a multi-day view, use the Police Blotter.
- For release notifications, see the VINELink Custody Check.
- For a warrant, court outcome, state prisoner, federal detainee, or immigration detainee, use the official court, Kentucky Department of Corrections, BOP, or ICE route described on the county hub.