Montgomery County Sex Offender Registry

Montgomery County is home to Christiansburg, Blacksburg, and Virginia Tech, making it one of the larger counties in western Virginia, and the sex offender registry for the area is maintained by the Virginia State Police and open to the public at no cost. You can search for registered sex offenders in Montgomery County by name, zip code, or address through the VSP database. This page explains how to search, what the local Sheriff's Office and court system handle, how Virginia's tier system applies, and what resources are available across the New River Valley.

Search Montgomery County Sex Offenders

The Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry covers all offenders required to register in Montgomery County. Search at sex-offender.vsp.virginia.gov/sor or through the alternate portal at vspsor.com. Both access the same live database maintained by the Virginia State Police. No login or payment is required.

Montgomery County zip codes include 24073 for Christiansburg, 24060 for Blacksburg, 24079 for Elliston and the western part of the county, and 24087 for Riner and the rural south. A zip code search will return all registered offenders in that zone with their photos, current addresses, dates of birth, and conviction summaries. The address radius search is useful if you want to check within one, two, or five miles of a home, school, or park. Name searches are also available for looking up a specific individual.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is the local registration authority. Sheriff Hank M. Partin leads the office at 1 Court Street SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073. Phone: (540) 382-6915. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. The office includes multiple divisions such as investigations and handles sex offender registration for the entire county, including the Blacksburg and Virginia Tech area.

The Montgomery County government site at montva.com provides access to county services and law enforcement contacts for the Christiansburg and Blacksburg areas of the New River Valley.

Montgomery County Courts and Registration

The Montgomery County Circuit Court handles felony sex offense cases. The Circuit Court Clerk is Julia R. Adkins, located at 1 Court Street SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073. Phone: (540) 382-5675. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Court records from sex offense cases are public and available for inspection at the clerk's office. These records can include sentencing orders, conviction documents, and case history. More court information is at montva.com/202/Circuit-Court-Clerk.

When a court in Virginia imposes a sentence that requires registration, the offender must report within three days of sentencing or release. In Montgomery County, that means going to the Sheriff's Office in Christiansburg. The offender provides a current address, photo, and identifying information in person. The data is forwarded to the Virginia State Police and posted to the public registry. From that point, all information must be kept current under Virginia law.

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office at montva.com/sheriff manages sex offender registration and compliance across the county, including the Blacksburg area and Virginia Tech's surrounding neighborhoods.

Address changes must be reported within three days. Employer and school changes carry the same deadline. Changes to online identifiers, including email addresses and social media usernames, must be reported within 30 minutes. Offenders moving to Montgomery County from another state or a different Virginia locality must register with the local sheriff's office within three days of arriving and establishing a residence.

Virginia Tier System in Montgomery County

Virginia assigns all sex offenders to one of three tiers at sentencing based on the offense. The governing statute is Virginia Code Title 9.1, Chapter 9. The tier controls how often the offender must re-register and whether removal from the registry is ever available.

Tier I applies to the broadest range of qualifying offenses. Annual registration is required. After 15 years without reoffending, a Tier I offender can petition the court for removal from the registry. Tier II is for more serious crimes, particularly those involving minor victims. Annual registration is still required but the minimum before a petition is 25 years. Tier III covers the most serious offenses, including crimes against very young children and cases involving repeat offenders. Tier III requires registration every 90 days for life with no removal pathway.

Given Montgomery County's university population and the presence of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, the 500-foot residency restriction for Tier III offenders is particularly relevant. Tier III offenders cannot live, work, or loiter within 500 feet of any school, daycare, or facility primarily serving children. The county has many schools and youth-serving facilities, making this restriction broadly applicable. Violating it is a separate criminal offense.

A missed registration is a Class 1 misdemeanor for Tier I and II offenders and a Class 6 felony for Tier III. The VSP registry unit at (804) 674-2825 or sor.vsp@vsp.virginia.gov handles reports of non-compliance in Montgomery County.

Community Notifications and Additional Resources

Virginia offers an email notification service through the state registry. You can create an account on the VSP registry site and set up alerts for when a registered sex offender moves near a specific address. This is a useful tool for families, schools, and community organizations in the Blacksburg and Christiansburg areas who want to stay informed without checking the registry manually.

The National Sex Offender Public Website covers all 50 state registries in one search. For Montgomery County residents, this is useful for checking whether someone coming from another state has a registration history. Virginia results on the NSOPW link to the VSP database, so the information is consistent with what you would find through the state portal.

The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services at dcjs.virginia.gov publishes policy guidance and enforcement program information related to sex offender management in Virginia. Their resources help explain how registry requirements were designed and how local law enforcement, courts, and VSP work together to maintain compliance.

Note: Contact VSP at (804) 674-2825 or sor.vsp@vsp.virginia.gov if you have information that a registered offender in Montgomery County is not complying with their reporting requirements.

Cities in Montgomery County

The independent city of Radford is adjacent to Montgomery County and has its own sex offender registry listings. The independent city of Salem is also near the county. Both have separate pages on this site.

Nearby Counties

These counties in Virginia's New River Valley and surrounding areas border Montgomery County and have their own sex offender registry listings through the state database.

Registry Use and Public Safety

Virginia law makes sex offender registry information available to the public to help protect communities. You can use the registry to check if an offender lives near your home, school, or workplace. The National Sex Offender Public Website at nsopw.gov also lets you search across all states at once. This is useful when checking on someone who may have moved to Virginia from out of state. The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services at dcjs.virginia.gov has more information about the registry program and community safety resources available to local agencies.

Note: Registry information is for public safety purposes only. Using it to harass or intimidate an offender is prohibited under Virginia law and can result in criminal charges.