North Carolina Free Background Check Resources

Here's how to contact public records for each state and county:

 

State InformationCounty Information
NORTH CAROLINA STATE INFORMATION:
(919) 733-1110 

NORTH CAROLINA STATE WEB SITE: 
www.ncgov.com  


Criminal Records
State Bureau of Investigation
Identification Section
407 N. Blount St. 
Raleigh NC 27601-1009 
(919) 662-4500 
(919) 662-4380 (fax) 

North Carolina Criminal History Search (fee)


North Carolina Department of Corrections (Incarcerations)


Driving Records
Division of Motor Vehicles 
Drivers License Section 
1100 New Bern Ave. 
Raleigh NC 27697 
(919) 715-7000 
(fax number not provided) 
www.ncdot.org/dmv/driver_services

 

Vehicle Ownership Information
Division of Motor Vehicles 
Registration/Correspondence Unit 
1100 New Bern Ave 
Raleigh NC 27697 
(919) 715-7000 
(fax number not provided) 
www.dmv.dot.state.nc.us
 
Vital Statistics

(birth, death, divorce, marriage) 
Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources 
Vital Records Section 
PO Box 29535 
Raleigh NC 27626-0537 
(919) 733-3526 
(919) 829-1359 (fax) 
http://vitalrecords.dhhs.state.nc.us .


Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State 
Corporate Section 
300 N. Salisbury St. 
Raleigh NC 27603-5909 
(919) 807-2225
(919) 807-2039 
www.secstate.state.nc.us

Corporate Records:
www.secretary.state.nc.us/Corporations

Federal Tax Liens Filed with NC Secretary of State:
www.secretary.state.nc.us/taxliens

Workers Compensation Information

NC Industrial Commission 
4340 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh NC 27699
(800) 688-8349 (claims questions)
(919) 807-2500
(919) 715-0282 
www.comp.state.nc.us

Employer Information:
www.comp.state.nc.us/iwcnss

UCCs and Federal Tax Liens
(state tax liens available only at country level) 
UCC Division 
Secretary of State 
PO Box 29626
Raleigh NC 27626
(919) 807-2111
(919) 807-2120 
www.secretary.state.nc.us/UCC

Alamance County 
212 W. Elm St. 
Graham, NC 27253-2802 
(336) 438-1001


Alexander County 
201 1st St. SW, Suite 1 
Taylorsville, NC 28681-2504 
(828) 632-2215 


Alleghany County 
Main St., P.O. Box 186 
Sparta, NC 28675-0186 
(336) 372-8949


Anson County 
P.O. Box 352 
Wadesboro, NC 28170-0352 
(704) 694-2314


Ashe County 
P.O. Box 367 
Jefferson, NC 28640-0367 
(336) 246-5641 


Avery County 
P.O. Box 87 
Newland, NC 28657-0087 
(828) 733-2900


Beaufort County 
P.O. Box 514 
Washington, NC 27889 
(252) 946-5184 


Bertie County 
P.O. Box 370 
Windsor, NC 27983 
(252) 794-3039 


Bladen County 
P.O. Box 247 
Elizabethtown, NC 28337-0247 
(910) 862-2144 


Brunswick County 
P.O. Box 127 
Bolivia, NC 28422 
(910) 253-8502 


Buncombe County 
60 Court Plaza 
Asheville, NC 28801-3563 
(828) 232-2605 


Burke County 
P.O. Box 796 
Morganton, NC 28680 
(828) 432-2800 

Cabarrus County 
P.O. Box 707 
Concord, NC 28026-0707 
(704) 786-4137 


Caldwell County 
905 W. Ave. NW 
Lenoir, NC 28645 
(828) 757-1373 


Camden County 
P.O. Box 190 
Camden, NC 27921 
(252) 331-4871 


Carteret County 
Courthouse Square 
Beaufort, NC 28516-1898 
(252) 728-8500 


Caswell County 
P.O. Box 98 
Yanceyville, NC 27379 
(336) 694-4171 


Catawba County 
P.O. Box 65 
Newton, NC 28658-0065 
(828) 466-6100 


Chatham County 
P.O. Box 369 
Pittsboro, NC 27312 
(919) 542-3240 


Cherokee County 
75 Peachtree St. 
Murphy, NC 28906 
(828) 837-2522 


Chowan County 
P.O. Box 487 
Edenton, NC 27932 
(252) 482-2323 


Clay County
P.O. Box 506 
Hayesville, NC 28904 
(828) 389-8334 


Cleveland County 
P.O. Box 1210 
Shelby, NC 28151-1210 
(704) 484-4862 


Columbus County 
P.O. Box 1587 
Whiteville, NC 28472 
(910) 641-3000 


Craven County 
406 Craven St. 
New Bern, NC 28560 
(252) 514-4774 

Cumberland County 
P.O. Box 2039 
Fayetteville, NC 28302 
(910) 678-2909 


Currituck County 
P.O. Box 71 
Currituck, NC 27929 
(252) 232-2010 


Dare County 
P.O. Box 1849 
Manteo, NC 27954 
(252) 475-9100 


Davidson County 
P.O. Box 1064 
Lexington, NC 27293 
(336) 249-0351


Davie County 
123 S. Main St. 
Mocksville, NC 27028 
(336) 751-3507 


Duplin County 
P.O. Box 970 
Kenansville, NC 28349-0448 
(910) 296-1686 


Durham County 
101 City Hall Plaza 
Durham, NC 27701 
(919) 564-7050 


Edgecombe County 
PO Drawer 9 
Tarboro, NC 27886-5111 
(252) 823-6161 


Forsyth County 
Hall of Justice 
Winston-Salem, NC 27101 
(336) 761-2250 


Franklin County 
P.O. Box 545 
Louisburg, NC 27549 
(919) 496-5104 


Gaston County 
P.O. Box 1578 
Gastonia, NC 28053 
(704) 852-3100 


Gates County 
P.O. Box 471 
Gatesville, NC 27938 
(252) 357-1365 


Graham County 
P.O. Box 406 
Robbinsville, NC 28771 
(828) 479-7986 


Granville County 
P.O. Box 427 
Oxford, NC 27565 
(919) 693-2649 


Greene County 
P.O. Box 675 
Snow Hill, NC 28580-0675 
(252) 747-3505 


Guilford County 
P.O. Box 3427 
Greensboro, NC 27402 
(336) 574-4305


Halifax County 
P.O. Box 66 
Halifax, NC 27839 
(252) 583-5061 


Harnett County 
P.O. Box 279 
Lillington, NC 27546 
(910) 814-4600 


Haywood County 
County Courthouse 
215 N. Main 
Waynesville, NC 28786 
(828) 456-3540 


Henderson County 
200 N. Grove St., Suite 129 
Hendersonville, NC 28792 
(828) 697-4851 


Hertford County 
P.O. Box 86 
Winton, NC 27986 
(252) 358-7845 


Hoke County 
304 N. Main St. 
Raeford, NC 28376 
(910) 875-3728 


Hyde County 
P.O. Box 337 
Swanquarter, NC 27885 
(252) 926-4101 


Iredell County 
P.O. Box 337 
Statesville, NC 28687 
(704) 878-4306 


Jackson County 
401 Grindstaff Cove Rd. 
Sylva, NC 28779 
(828) 586-7512 


Johnston County 
P.O. Box 118 
Smithfield, NC 27577 
(919) 934-3192 


Jones County 
P.O. Box 189 
Trenton, NC 28585 
(252) 448-7351 


Lee County 
P.O. Box 12040 
Sanford, NC 27331-2040 
(919) 708-4400


Lenoir County 
P.O. Box 3289 
Kinston, NC 28502 
(252) 527-6231 


Lincoln County
P.O. Box 3289 
Lincolnton, NC 28093 
(704) 736-8563 


Macon County 
5 W. Main St. 
Franklin, NC 28734-3005 
(704) 349-2000 


Madison County 
P.O. Box 217 
Marshall, NC 28753 
(828) 649-2531 


Martin County 
P.O. Box 807 
Williamston, NC 27892 
(252) 792-2515 


McDowell County 
1 S. Main St. 
Marion, NC 28752 
(704) 652-7717 


Mecklenburg County 
720 E. 4th St. 
Charlotte, NC 28202 
(704) 347-7814 


Mitchell County 
P.O. Box 82 
Bakersville, NC 28705 
(828) 688-2161 


Montgomery County 
P.O. Box 695 
Troy, NC 27371 
(910) 576-4211 


Moore County 
P.O. Box 936 
Carthage, NC 28327 
(910) 947-2396 


Nash County 
P.O. Box 974 
Nashville, NC 27856 
(252) 459-4081 


New Hanover County
316 Princess St. 
Wilmington, NC 28401-4027 
(910) 341-1111 


Northampton County 
P.O. Box 128 
Jackson, NC 27845-0128 
(252) 534-1631 


Onslow County 
109 Old Bridge St., Room 107 
Jacksonville, NC 28540 
(910) 455-4458 


Orange County 
P.O. Box 8181 
Hillsborough, NC 27278 
(919) 245-2210 


Pamlico County 
P.O. Box 433 
Bayboro, NC 28515-0433 
(252) 745-6000 


Pasquotank County 
P.O. Box 154 
Elizabeth City, NC 27907 
(252) 331-4751 


Pender County 
P.O. Box 43 
Burgaw, NC 28425-0043 
(910) 259-1229 


Perquimans County 
P.O. Box 74 
Hertford, NC 27944 
(252) 426-1505 


Person County 
Courthouse Square 
Roxboro, NC 27573 
(336) 597-0554 


Pitt County 
P.O. Box 74 
Greenville, NC 27835 
(252) 695-7100 


Polk County 
P.O. Box 308 
Columbus, NC 28722-0308 
(828) 894-8231 


Randolph County 
P.O. Box 1925 
Asheboro, NC 27204-1925 
(336) 328-3000 


Richmond County 
114 E. Franklin St., Suite 101 
Rockingham, NC 28379-3601 
(910) 997-9102 


Robeson County 
P.O. Box 1084 
Lumberton, NC 28359 
(910) 737-5035 

 


Rowan County 
P.O. Box 2568. 
Salisbury, NC 28145 
(704) 639-7505 


Rutherford County 
P.O. Box 551 
Rutherfordton, NC 28139-2511 
(828) 286-9136 


Sampson County 
P.O. Box 256 
Clinton, NC 28328 
(910) 592-5192 

Scotland County 
P.O. Box 769 
Laurinburg, NC 28353 
(910) 277-3240 


Stanly County 
P.O. Box 97 
Albemarle, NC 28002 
(704) 982-2161 


Stokes County 
P.O. Box 67 
Danbury, NC 27016 
(336) 593-9173 


Surry County 
P.O. Box 345
Dobson, NC 27017-0303 
(336) 386-3700 


Swain County 
101 Mitchell St. 
Bryson City, NC 28713 
(828) 488-2288 


Transylvania County 
12 E. Main St. 
Brevard, NC 28712 
(828) 884-3120 


Tyrrell County 
P.O. Box 449 
Columbia, NC 27925 
(252) 796-6281 


Union County 
P.O. Box 248. 
Monroe, NC 28111-0248 
(704) 283-4313 


Vance County 
122 Young St., Suite F 
Henderson, NC 27536-4268 
(252) 738-9000 


Wake County 
P.O. Box 550 
Raleigh, NC 27601-1897 
(919) 755-4108 


Warren County 
P.O. Box 709 
Warrenton, NC 27589 
(252) 257-3261 


Washington County 
P.O. Box 1007 
Plymouth, NC 27962-1308 
(252) 793-3013 


Watauga County 
842 W. King St. 
Courthouse Suite 9 
Boone, NC 28607-3531 
(828) 265-5432 


Wayne County 
P.O. Box 267 
Goldsboro, NC 27533 
(919) 731-7921 


Wilkes County 
Courthouse 
Wilkesboro, NC 28697 
(336) 667-1201 


Wilson County 
P.O. Box 1728 
Wilson, NC 27894-1728 
(252) 291-7500 

Yadkin County 
P.O. Box 211
Yadkinville, NC 27055-0211 
(336) 679-8838


Yancey County 
County Courthouse, Room 4 
Burnsville, NC 28714-2944 
(828) 682-2122