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Questions about official Lenoir County criminal records belong with the government office that created or maintains the file. The routes below identify the clerk, sheriff, state repository, and local police channels for common requests. This private reference site cannot accept filings, retrieve a record, or act for any of those agencies.

This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull criminal records, run official background checks, remove or correct a record, or accept expungement filings for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right government office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Start with the custodian that holds the Lenoir County record:

  • Court case files: see criminal court case records, or contact the clerk of the court that heard the case
  • Court case files: contact the Lenoir County Clerk of Superior Court, 130 S. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501, at (252) 520-5300, weekdays 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Personal statewide history: use the fingerprint-based Right to Review from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
  • Sheriff reports and booking routes: call LCSO Reports Processing at (252) 559-6100, extension 5070
  • Current county custody: call the W.E. “Billy” Smith Detention Center through (252) 559-6100
  • Police reports and incident records: contact the agency that wrote the report
  • Expunction filings: use the current North Carolina form and file with the clerk in the county where the case arose

For sheriff-held records, contact the Lenoir County Sheriff's Office Records Division, 101 N. Queen St., Kinston, NC 28501, at (252) 559-6100. County administrative hours are weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; call extension 5070 before visiting because no report-copy fee or processing time is published.