Where Gloucester's records are kept. Gloucester has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Carteret County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Carolina.
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Gloucester has no town government of its own and relies on Carteret County and the State of North Carolina for its public records. The cards below are the North Carolina state offices, and the Carteret County offices are on our Carteret County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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North Carolina Criminal Records
The NC Department of Adult Correction offender search covers state prison inmates, probationers and parolees back to 1972, not county jails. Court records of criminal charges come from the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
The FBI Charlotte Field Office covers North Carolina, investigating federal crimes, taking tips and listing wanted persons. Fingerprint based Identity History Summary checks are requested from FBI CJIS at edo.cjis.gov.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation keeps the statewide Sex Offender Registry, with name and area searches, email alerts and links to the sheriffs' offices that register offenders.
The State Highway Patrol enforces traffic laws on North Carolina highways and investigates crashes. Its pages explain how to get a collision report by county, name or report number.
The North Carolina Department of Justice, led by the Attorney General, represents the state, protects consumers and runs the State Crime Laboratory. Court records come from the North Carolina Judicial Branch.
The State Capitol Police protect state officials, employees and visitors in the North Carolina state government complex and monitor alarms at state buildings. The page lists its services and contacts.
North Carolina Judicial Branch guide to criminal background checks, including certified single county record searches by name at the clerk of superior court office.
The NC Department of Adult Correction lists every person on North Carolina's death row, with the date received, offender number and county of conviction.
The NC Secretary of State Land Records Management Section sets indexing and mapping standards for county land records and keeps annexation and boundary files. Deeds and mortgages are recorded by each county Register of Deeds.
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Gloucester at a glance
County
Carteret County
County seat
Beaufort
Population
495
Carteret County population
67,686
Local records
Carteret County offices
ZIP codes
28528
About Gloucester public records
Gloucester has no local government of its own; the records for the people and property here are held by Carteret County. The Carteret County offices are in Beaufort, the county seat. Our Carteret County page lists each county office.
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Other places in Carteret County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Carteret County records are on the county page.