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Questions about official Durham County criminal records belong with the office that keeps the requested file. The Durham County Sheriff handles sheriff-created and detention records, while the Clerk of Superior Court maintains District and Superior Court files. The North Carolina SBI controls fingerprint-based statewide criminal history. The contacts below route requests to those government custodians because this private resource cannot retrieve, certify, change, or file a record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This is a private reference resource. It cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, conduct official background checks, or accept a Durham County expunction filing. Those services must come from the responsible government office.

Need an Official Record?

Use the record type to choose the right Durham County or North Carolina custodian:

  • Arrest, booking, and detention records: call the Durham County Sheriff's Office at 919-560-0900, or the inmate-information line at 919-560-0897 for current custody questions
  • Court case files and certified county searches: contact the Durham County Clerk of Superior Court at 919-808-3000
  • State criminal history: use the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation's fingerprint-based personal Right to Review process
  • Police and incident reports: direct the request to the agency that created the report, including the City of Durham portal for Durham Police records
  • Expunction filings: file through the clerk in the county where the charge or conviction occurred
  • Registry corrections or nonregistration reports: call the Durham County Sheriff's Office at 919-560-0900

The Durham County Sheriff's Office can be reached at 510 S. Dillard St., Durham, NC 27701, 919-560-0900. Call first to confirm the right records contact and current counter hours. The Durham County Clerk of Superior Court is in the Durham County Courthouse at the same address, 919-808-3000, and the courthouse is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.