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Questions about official Orange County criminal records should go to the office that holds the source file. Court records belong with the Clerk in Hillsborough, Sheriff and jail files with Orange County, and town police reports with the department that responded. The routes below identify those government contacts. This privately operated site cannot accept filings or issue records.

This Is Not a Government Office. We cannot retrieve, change, or certify criminal records, perform an official check, or accept an Orange County expunction filing.

Need an Official Record?

Choose the custodian by record type rather than sending the same request to several offices.

  • Court cases and certified county searches: Orange County Clerk of Superior Court, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-644-4500; orange.criminal@nccourts.org; weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
  • Sheriff arrest, booking, jail, warrant-execution, and registry records: Orange County Sheriff's Office, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-245-2900; websheriff@orangecountync.gov; 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Wednesday
  • Current local custody: Orange County Detention Center, 1200 U.S. 70 West, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-245-2940
  • Fingerprint-linked personal state history: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review
  • Police incident reports: Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough, UNC, or another agency that created the report
  • Expunction and restoration support: Clerk for filings; Orange County Restoration Legal Counsel at 919-245-2313 for qualifying local help

Orange County's countywide request fallback is NextRequest. Community Relations can assist people without email at 919-245-2302. A court judgment still belongs with the Clerk, and a town police report remains with that town department.