This Is Not a Government Office. Carteret County Court Records is a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, clear warrants, answer case-specific court questions, or issue certified copies. Official Carteret County records must come from the office that keeps them.
Need an Official Document?
Official Carteret County record requests should start with the office that holds the record:
- Court case files, court dates, divorce judgments, estates, and special proceedings: Carteret County Clerk of Superior Court, 300 Courthouse Square, Beaufort, NC 28516, phone (252) 504-4400; Civil (252) 504-4422; Criminal (252) 504-4444; Estates (252) 504-4455; Special Proceedings/Juvenile (252) 504-4466
- Marriage licenses, certified marriage copies, birth and death certificates, deeds, and real estate records: Carteret County Register of Deeds, 302 Courthouse Square, Beaufort, NC 28516, phone (252) 728-8474, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- Jail roster and inmate inquiry: Carteret County Detention Center, 304 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, phone (252) 728-8400; inmate inquiry questions (252) 504-4832
- Warrant service, civil process, and sheriff records: Carteret County Sheriff's Office and Civil and Warrant Division, 304 Craven Street, Beaufort, NC 28516, phone (252) 728-8400
- Traffic payments and eligible citation searches: North Carolina eCourts Portal Make Payments or the Carteret County Clerk of Superior Court cashier channel
- Other county administrative records: use the Carteret County public-records request form only when the record is not a court, sheriff, vital, school, municipal, or Register of Deeds record