This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve records, perform official checks, correct government data, or accept a North Carolina expunction filing. Contact the responsible public office directly.
Need an Official Record?
Use the record type to identify the right New Hanover County or North Carolina custodian:
- Court case files: use the criminal court case guide or call the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Arrest, booking, and jail files: contact the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office and Detention Facility.
- Personal statewide history: use the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review process.
- Police incident reports: ask the sheriff, city police, campus police, or state agency that created the report.
- Expunction filings: begin with the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the case was heard.
- Registry questions: contact SBI for the statewide registry or the sheriff's Detective Division for local verification matters.
The sheriff and detention contact is New Hanover County Sheriff's Office and Detention Facility, 3950 Juvenile Center Road, Castle Hayne, NC 28429, 910-798-4200. Booking operates 24 hours. For court records, contact the New Hanover County Clerk of Superior Court, 316 Princess Street, Wilmington, NC 28401, 910-772-6600, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.