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The
North Carolina Judicial Branch
provides Court information and is public record. This information may be obtained by contacting the Clerk of Court in the county of residence. A fee of $25 is required.
Visit
www.nccourts.org
and click on the General Public link. Scroll down to Additional Resources to find links to Obtaining Court Records, Criminal Background Check and to Request a Public Record.
The
North Carolina Department of Public Safety
maintains information about individuals who are serving or have served state prison sentences and those who are, or have been, on parole.
Visit
https://webapps.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offendersearch.do?method=view
to access the “Public Offender Search”.
The
North Carolina State Sex Offender Registry
maintains information about registered sex offenders.
Visit
http://sexoffender.ncsbi.gov
to search for offenders by one of the following:
Offenders nearby your address
Offender search by name and/city/zip
Offenders by latitude/longitude
Offenders by Sex Registration Number
A
National Sex Offender Search
is now available online
https://www.nsopw.gov/en
Public information is also available online through different vendors. Name-based public record checks and online vendors providing the information are not associated with the State Bureau of Investigation. Please be aware that Name-based background checks are NOT as accurate as fingerprint-based background checks.
There are many private companies that buy North Carolina court information and furnish it online.
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