In February 2009, Land Records became officialy available online.  Citizens can now research these records from the comfort of their homes or offices.  These records can be printed with a user name and pasword upon request.
 
 
 
  
New Indexing System
 
Expedites the processing private records such as Birth, Death and Marriage Certificates to authorized personnel, while providing a secure backup for sensitive material with little to no waiting time.  This is an amazing upgrade as all vital documents were hand typed prior to this system upgrade.
 
 
 
 
 
              
                                          Celebration
 
October 20, 2010. The County Clerk's Office will celebrate the 2nd anniversary of our state of the art system, which provides individuals instant access to public records such a Deeds, Deed of Trusts, Assigments, Power of Attorneys, Loan Modifications, etc.  From the time the system came online in 2008, more than 83,745 records have been entered into the system
 
 
 
 
Since the beginning of her term as a County Clerk, Jennifer Maghan has upgraded the equipment and furnishings in the Clerk's Office to provide a better working environment for employees and a greater comfort for people conducting business in our offices.
 
 
 
Superior Customer Service  
                     
                           
 December 2005 - The County Clerk's Office becomes a multi-lingual office, offering service to Spanish speaking customers.
 
Also, Jefferson County Clerk, Jennifer S. Maghan, speaks Korean, for citizens in need of this special service.
 
 
 
 
The Automark Voting System was appoved on October 13, 2005, as a result of recommendations from the Election Advisory Committee. This Commitee was formed in January 2005 at the request of the County Clerk, Jennifer S. Maghan. Members of the Committee, John Maxey and Paul Burke, were present to explain and comment on the new voting system. 
Today, elections runs seamlessly, due to changes that were implemented using the findings of the Election Advisory Committee.                     LO-DDp340             
 
            
 
 
February 2005: In order to provide greater transparency and integrity in the process of recordation of documents, the County Clerk's
Office implemented a new Time/Date clock system to insure all documents (Deeds, Deeds of Trusts, Assignments, Liens, Judgements, Releases, Power of Attorneys, Substitution of Trustees, etc.) are recorded in the order they are received.   
 
 
 
 
 
January 2005: Jefferson County Clerk, Jennifer Maghan, implemented a new email system in the Clerk's Office to enhance communication with citizens.
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Recording Department note:
All documents received by 4:30 p.m. will be recorded same day.
Documents received after 4:30 p.m. will be recorded next day.
 
 
Click in the Icon:
Any unauthorized use of the information being provided
will result in prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.
Our office, in conjunction with our software vendor,
has made every attempt to eliminate social security
numbers from the on-line version of our public records.
However, should citizens find that their social security
number is still visible on-online; we ask that they call
our office at 304-728-3215 for immediate removal
of that number.
 
 
 
Who can get Birth, Marriage or Death Certificates?
 
Probate Office assists you in the process of administering an estate.  Our probate clerks will explain the procedures. 
Please call ahead to schedule an appointment to ensure time to answer questions and duscuss the probate process.
 

 
 

 
  • Redeeming Your Property Taxes 

 As of July 1st, 2010, the Redemption of Deliquent Taxes is being handled by the West Virginia State Auditor's Office. Although, our office will be able to assist you with redemption figures, we are not able to process the redemption.  We will be happy to provide the information needed to redeem your property with the State Auditor's Office.                                       

                          West Virginia State Auditor's Office
                          http://www.wvsao.gov/   
 
                         WVSAO
                         County Collections Division 
                         Toll Free: 1-888-509-6568

 
 

 
 
 
                        

 

 
 
 
Jefferson County Republican Website:
 
Jefferson County Young Republican:
 
Jefferson County Democratic Website:
 
 
Eastern Panhandle Organization of Homeowners Associations Website:
 
Jefferson County Community Ministries
 
West Virginia Caregivers
 
 
To Candidates:
Statewide candidates who would like to have their profiles added our candidate page are invited to forward their information to mpagano@jeffersoncountywv.org