North Carolina, Wake County
Where Wake Forest's records are kept. The Town of Wake Forest has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Wake Forest's own offices, along with the Wake County and State of North Carolina offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
The Wake County courts in Raleigh, from the North Carolina Judicial Branch: the Clerk of Superior Court, who keeps the civil, criminal, traffic, estate and special proceedings files, court dates, paying citations and the eCourts case search.
Open official site Wake County Superior and District CourtCity records
The Town of Wake Forest site: the town clerk (council agendas and minutes, the town code and public records requests under the North Carolina Public Records Act), permits and zoning, and the town departments; property, court and vital records are kept by the county.
Open official site Town of Wake ForestVital records
Birth, death and marriage certificates from the Wake County Register of Deeds in Raleigh: certified copies ordered online, by mail or in person, with fees and identification rules.
Open official site Wake County birth, death and marriage certificatesCounty court
The Wake County courthouse in Raleigh: the courtrooms of Superior and District Court and the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, where civil, criminal, traffic and estate files are kept and copies are made.
Open official site Wake County CourthouseProperty records
The Wake County Register of Deeds in Raleigh: deeds, deeds of trust and subdivision plats searched online, marriage licenses, and copies of birth and death certificates for Wake County.
Open official site Wake County Register of DeedsVital records
Marriage licenses from the Wake County Register of Deeds in Raleigh: the online application, fees, identification required and copies of marriage records.
Open official site Wake County marriage licensesCounty court
The Administrative Traffic Court of Wake County in Raleigh: traffic citations handled without a court appearance, payment and compliance options, with the citation records kept by the Wake County Clerk of Superior Court.
Open official site Wake County Administrative Traffic CourtProperty records
The Wake County real estate search: ownership, assessed value, sales, deed references and tax bills for every parcel, searched by owner, address or REID, with iMaps.
Open official site Wake County Real Estate Property SearchVital records
Assumed business name certificates filed with the Wake County Register of Deeds in Raleigh: how to file, search and get copies of assumed name filings.
Open official site Wake County assumed business namesPolice & jail
The North Carolina Sex Offender Registry from the State Bureau of Investigation: registered offenders statewide searched by name, address, county or map, with photographs, addresses and offenses, and email alerts for a chosen address.
Open official site North Carolina sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Department of Adult Correction offender search: people in North Carolina prisons, on probation or on parole, by name or offender number, with sentence and release information.
Open official site North Carolina corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Background checks from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation: the statewide criminal history record check by fingerprint, the right of access check for your own record, and who may request them.
Open official site North Carolina criminal history record checkState courts
North Carolina court records: the eCourts Portal case search for counties on the new system, the civil and criminal case lookups for the rest, and how to get records from a clerk of superior court, from the Judicial Branch.
Open official site North Carolina court recordsVital records
North Carolina Vital Records: birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates statewide, ordered online, by mail or in person, with birth and death records from 1913.
Open official site North Carolina vital recordsState records
The North Carolina Secretary of State business registration search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and assumed names by name or registered agent, with the filed documents.
Open official site North Carolina business entity searchProperty records
NC Cash, the State Treasurer unclaimed property program: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, refunds and other property, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site North Carolina unclaimed property searchEverything else, organized
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
The Town of Wake Forest, a place of 47,601 people, is in Wake County, whose county seat is Raleigh. Court and property records sit with Wake County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Carolina. Wake Forest's own offices are in the cards above, and our Wake County page lists each county office.
Straight answers
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Deeds for property in Wake Forest are recorded by the Wake County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Wake County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in North Carolina come from the state vital records office, North Carolina Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.