How North Carolina Arrest Records are Organized

The North Carolina Department of Justice maintains a record of the criminal arrests in the state and sends the same to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These records undoubtedly can be of immense help to both the general public and the law enforcement authorities. The data is collected by the State Bureau of Investigation, an initiative of the FBI, through the UCR or North Carolina Uniform Crime Reporting program.

The program makes two broad classifications of the criminal activities and the subsequent arrests. Part 1 of the records contains reports of murder, forcible rape, burglary, larceny, non-negligent man slaughter, motor vehicle theft, robbery and aggravated assault. These arrest reports provide crucial information while preparing a crime rate report or while making a crime index. Part 2 of the program concentrates solely on arrest data and the report contains complete information of people charged for various offenses excluding incidents of traffic violation.

Where Can You Find North Carolina Arrest Information?

For information on inmates, released inmates, various offenders, parolees, probationers and absconding convicts visit the following link: http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offendersearch.do?method=view. The browser page features a form that needs to be filled out for offender information.

The basic data required for such a search includes the full name of the person concerned, the offender ID, race, gender and age range. You can get a detailed account of how to use the online search to maximize your chances of getting a specific result from http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi/offendersearchhelp.do.

According to North Carolina law, specified in the state Constitution, the information contained in the offender records is not to be disclosed. But there are certain sections of the offender and North Carolina arrest records that can be accessed by the citizens of the state through the Public Access Information System available at the website of the Department of Corrections http://www.doc.state.nc.us/.

The home page itself flashes updated statistics. To date, there are 40,822 inmates in North Carolina prisons serving their term.

If you wish to submit a request for records of North Carolina Arrests, then you need to forward the same to the North Carolina Department of Corrections Combined Records office. You can reach them at 919-716-3200. On certain occasions, you may need to search for probation records. These are available with the Division of Community Corrections. You can contact them at 919-716-3100.

Inmate Record Privacy

If you are looking for medical records for an arrested inmate, you cannot access them until and unless you are an attorney or doctor of the convict. As per the laws of the state, medical records of an inmate are out of bounds even for the inmates themselves and the members of their family. Even in case of a physician or an attorney, release of inmate medical records requires the submission of a formal Authorization for Release form to the Division of Prisons of Medical Records. The division can be reached at 919-715-1570. Information on North Carolina Sex Offenders can be obtained from http://sexoffender.ncdoj.gov/.

How to Delete Personal Arrest Information

You may even come across your own arrest record. You may well be unaware of it, but there might be a warrant issued against your name. This can happen especially in cases of traffic violation. Do a quick background check on yourself from time to time. It may also happen that you will still find your name in the arrest records, even though your conviction was been expunged long back. This happens when the clerk of court fails to submit a copy of the expungement order issued by the court to the Department of Correction.

A delay in submission leads to a delay in updating the records. If you are facing a similar situation, then you can contact the Public Affairs Office immediately at 1-800-368-1985 or send an email to info@doc.state.nc.us in order to correct the entry and update the records.