Public Records Request

Please complete this form to request a copy of an existing public record for the Judicial Branch. Please note, state agencies and employees are not required to create or compile a public record that does not exist. G.S. 132-6.2. For more information, view About North Carolina public records law or NCAOC public records policies and procedures. View the Obtaining Court Records Help Topic for court records and case information.

  • Section A - Requesting Individual
  • Section B - Records Requested
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The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) is not the custodian of court documents, case information, or marriage and birth certificates. NCAOC will not fulfill requests for these records.

  • NCAOC does not conduct civil / criminal background searches and cannot provide information about a person's prior charges or convictions. Contact the clerk's office in the appropriate county. For media inquiries, view more information for members of the media.
  • For background searches, please see the criminal background check help topic or contact the clerk's office.
  • For copies of court documents, please see the obtaining court records help topic or contact the clerk's office in the county in which the case was filed. You may search online for case information and court records by name, case number, attorney, and more. Individuals performing background checks should use the county clerk's office for doing so, not Portal.
  • For copies of birth, death, marriage, or divorce certificates, please contact the county register of deeds office or N.C. Vital Records.

Section A - Requesting Individual