Danville, VA - Official Website

Where do I go to get fingerprinted for a job?: Come to the Danville Police Department Records Office, Room 115 on the first floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541. Fingerprints are taken between the hours of 1:30 pm and 3:45 pm Monday through Friday. The cost of fingerprinting is $10.00 for the first card and $5.00 for each successive card. Payment is accepted in cash only. If you are applying for a job with the City of Danville, there is NO cost involved.

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Police

1. How do I report a crime or suspicious activity?: Call 911 or (434) 799-6510.

2. How do I pay a parking ticket?: Tickets can be paid by making full payment in person at the Charles H. Harris Financial Service Center, 311 Memorial Drive, Danville, VA 24541, or by mailing a check for the full amount to the address on the ticket. DO NOT MAIL CASH. No partial payments accepted.

3. How do I obtain a copy of a report?

ACCIDENT REPORT
Come to the Danville Police Department Records Office, Room 115 on the first floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541. The cost is $5.00 for each report (cash only). Reports are not mailed.

INCIDENT REPORT
Come to the Danville Police Department Records Office, Room 115 on the first floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541. The cost is $5.00 for each report (cash only). Reports are not mailed.

4. Where do I go to get fingerprinted for a job?: Come to the Danville Police Department Records Office, Room 115 on the first floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541. Fingerprints are taken between the hours of 1:30 pm and 3:45 pm Monday through Friday. The cost of fingerprinting is $10.00 for the first card and $5.00 for each successive card. Payment is accepted in cash only. If you are applying for a job with the City of Danville, there is NO cost involved.

5. How do I obtain a concealed weapon permit?: A copy of the application can be downloaded from the Virginia State Police website by clicking here or you can pick up a copy at the Danville Circuit Court Clerk's Office. The form and the link below will outline the necessary steps to obtain a permit.
Clerk of Circuit Court: Concealed Handgun Permits

6. What permits are available from the Police Department?

The Police Departments a variety of permits, including but not limited to, second-hand fixtures permits, parade permits, taxi permits, and street closure permits.

Concealed Handgun Permits are processed by the Clerk of Circuit Court.

Police Issued Permits

7. How do I obtain a Secondhand Building Fixtures Permit?: Virginia code § 59.1-117 now requires a permit to be obtained and held by any person(s) selling or acquiring any secondhand building fixtures. Further code definition classifies the following as Secondhand Building Materials: secondhand heating or plumbing fixtures or supplies, electric fixtures or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, bathtubs, gutters, downspouts, or other secondhand fixtures of whatever kind or description pertaining to a building or structure.
Follow this link to the Secondhand Building Fixtures Permit Secondhand Building Fixtures Permit

8. How do I obtain an Annual Junk Dealer Permit for Secondhand Building Fixtures?: The chief of police of a city or the sheriff of a county may issue, to persons regularly engaged in the business of collecting secondhand building materials for resale, a semiannual or annual permit covering all sales and acquisitions made by such persons. The chief of police or sheriff may refuse to issue a permit, and may revoke any permit issued, to any person convicted of a felony or crime of moral turpitude within the three years prior to the request for the permit. The applicant shall file with the chief of police or sheriff, or his designee, an application form that shall include the applicant's full name, address, age, sex, and fingerprints; the name, address, and telephone number of the applicant's employer, if any; and the location of the applicant's place of business. A permit shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed in the same manner as such permit was initially obtained. A fee of not more than $50 may be charged annually for the issuance of the permit.
Follow this link to the Junk Dealer Annual Permit Application Form
Junk Dealer Annual Permit Application Form

9. How do I make a complaint against a Police Officer?

If you wish to make a complaint about the actions of a Danville police officer or any other aspect of police operations, please:

A. Come at any time to the Danville Police Department, 427 Patton St., Danville, VA 24541 and tell the duty officer that you want to make a complaint, or

B. Call the Danville Police Department at (434)799-6510 and tell the person answering the phone that you want to make a complaint, or

C. Print the form at the bottom of this answer and fill in the appropriate blanks before returning the form to the Police Department, or

D. Write your complaint and mail it to the Chief of Police, Danville Police Department, P.O. Box 3300, Danville, VA 24543.

A supervisory officer will assist you in filling out a complaint form if you wish. This form asks you to identify yourself and to give specific details about your complaint. Your complaint will then be investigated. You may be contacted and asked additional questions about your complaint. When your complaint has been investigated, the Chief of Police will review the investigation and write you a letter explaining what has been determined concerning your complaint.

Citizen Complaint Directions and Form

10. How do I obtain a shoulder patch from the department?: The Danville Police Department does not provide shoulder patches for the general public.

11. How do I obtain a copy of my criminal record?: You may request a copy of your criminal history from the Virginia State Police website.

12. How do I obtain my DMV record?: You may obtain a copy of your DMV record only from the Department of Motor Vehicles. Visit the DMV website or the local DMV office located at 600 Cleveland St., Danville, VA 24541.
Department of Motor Vehicles

13. How can I find out information on Urban Archery Season?: Urban Archery Season September 6 through October 3 and January 4 through March 29, within the incorporated limits of the city of Danville. Danville Guidelines: •Any person discharging a bow must carry written permission from the property owner(s). •No person shall discharge a bow from, over, or across any street, sidewalk, alley, roadway, or public land or public place or toward any building or dwelling in such a manner that an arrow may strike it. •No person shall discharge a bow unless from an elevated position of at least ten (10) feet above the ground. •In addition to the urban archery season, archery deer hunting is also allowed during the early archery season and the general firearms deer season (i.e., from the first Saturday in October through the first Saturday in January). Additional statewide guidelines and restrictions can be found on the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries website at the link below.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries