Kitty Hawk Town, North Carolina Public Records

Inspecting records is free under North Carolina's Public Records Law, and agencies may charge only the actual cost of copies and the statutory fee for certifications. The eCourts Portal is free, a certified North Carolina birth, death or marriage certificate costs $24 from the state or $10 from a register of deeds such as Wake County's, and registers of deeds charge set fees for deed copies.

Ask the Kitty Hawk police department for incident reports if the town has its own force; otherwise the Dare County Sheriff's Office keeps reports for the area. Crash reports from any agency, including the State Highway Patrol, can be ordered from the NCDMV with form TR-67A.

Cases filed in Dare County are heard by the North Carolina superior and district courts for the county, and the clerk of superior court keeps the files. The eCourts Portal on nccourts.gov lets the public search case information and documents.

Deeds, deeds of trust and plats are recorded by the Dare County Register of Deeds, with online search. The county tax office lists and values property and collects the tax bill.

The Dare County Register of Deeds issues certified birth, death and marriage certificates for events in the county, and many registers can issue births from anywhere in the state since 1971. NC Vital Records in Raleigh issues them statewide for $24.

Yes, through the courts. A clerk of superior court office runs a statewide North Carolina criminal record search by name for a fee, and the Department of Adult Correction offender search is free by name for people in prison or on probation.

North Carolina's Public Records Law, Chapter 132, sets no fixed deadline; agencies must provide records as promptly as possible and may not charge to inspect them.