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Questions about official Carteret County criminal records belong with the agency that created or keeps the file. The Sheriff and Clerk maintain separate records at separate Beaufort counters. This private site cannot provide a record, but the routing below identifies the correct office and gives its verified contact details.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve an official record, perform an official check, change a file, or accept a Carteret expunction petition.

Need an Official Record?

Use the custodian that matches the Carteret County record:

  • Court cases and expunction filings: contact the Carteret Clerk of Superior Court, 300 Courthouse Square, Beaufort, NC 28516, (252) 504-4400; counter hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays
  • Arrest and incident reports: contact the Carteret Sheriff's Records Division, 304 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, (252) 728-8400 ext. 8801; fax (252) 504-4818
  • Booking and inmate data: use Carteret Inmate Inquiry, or call (252) 504-4832 about a discrepancy
  • Personal fingerprint-linked state history: use the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review process
  • Certified single-county name search: request it from the Carteret Clerk of Superior Court
  • Municipal police report: ask the Morehead City, Beaufort, or Newport police agency that created it

The Sheriff's public records counter is the Records Division within Professional Standards at 304 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516. Court files are not held there. They remain with the Clerk at 300 Courthouse Square.