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Questions about official Gates County criminal records belong with the government office that created or keeps the file. The contacts below route court cases to the Clerk, sheriff records to the originating agency, county requests to the County Manager's Office, and personal fingerprint history to NCSBI. This website is a private reference resource and cannot provide the record itself.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private resource cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, conduct official checks, certify documents, or accept a North Carolina expunction petition. Contact the responsible office directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use these verified Gates County and North Carolina routes:

  • Court case files and certified searches: Gates Clerk of Superior Court, 202 Court St., Gatesville, NC 27938; PO Box 31; 252-357-1365; weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Magistrate and initial process: Gates County magistrates at 252-357-1391
  • Sheriff incident, arrest, transport, warrant, and registry questions: Gates County Sheriff's Office, 202 Court St., Gatesville, NC 27938; 252-357-0210
  • General county public-record requests: County Manager's Office, 115 Court St., PO Box 148, Gatesville, NC 27938; 252-357-2411; fax 252-357-0073; rdraper@gatescountync.gov
  • Personal fingerprint-supported state history: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review by mail after local law-enforcement fingerprinting
  • Expunction filings: use the Clerk and the current North Carolina court forms for the court that handled the case

The Sheriff does not publish a separately branded records division or fixed public counter hours. Call 252-357-0210 before visiting. Court records remain with the Clerk at 202 Court Street, not the historic courthouse at 115 Court Street.