The N.C. Judicial Branch has launched a new court date notification service allowing you to quickly and easily subscribe to up-to-the-minute court date notifications and reminders via email or SMS/text messages. Subscribers are immediately notified of court date, room or session changes, as well as upcoming court date reminders seven days and one day in advance of the court date. 

The court date notifications system is the latest addition to the suite of online services offered as part of eCourts, the larger initiative to modernize the North Carolina court system. 

"The service provides a fast, convenient means to be notified of court date changes and reminders," said Judge Marion R. Warren, director of the N.C. Administrative Office of the Courts. "Court technology and mobile services are modernizing the way the public does business with our courts."

To Subscribe
Anyone can subscribe to court notifications, a user must provide the following requirements:

• A valid North Carolina criminal court case number
• Valid contact information (email address or cell phone number)
• Agree to the terms of use

Subscribing to notifications for more than one case is allowed, however, it must be done individually for each case.

Subscribers will receive a message anytime a court date, room or session changes. Subscribers also will receive reminder messages seven and one calendar day(s) prior to the scheduled court date.

Court notifications are convenience notifications only and not legal notices. Subscribers are responsible for appearing in court on the scheduled date if they are required to do so, regardless of whether they have received any email or text notifications. Notifications for a given case are dependent on the local processes and any data entered in the county courthouse for that case.

To Unsubscribe
Each message a subscriber receives will provide a means of opting out for that case. For emails, an unsubscribe link will opt out from receiving further emails for that case.