Mecklenburg Records Contacts

This is a private reference site, not a government office. We cannot confirm custody, release a person, post bond, or retrieve an official booking record. Contact the office that controls the record or custody event.


Choose the Record Holder

Start with the agency tied to the custody type. MCSO Detention information is available at 704-336-8100. Arrest Processing and Records and Release operates at 801 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, phone 980-314-5100, with operational staffing around the clock. The sheriff's main office is at 700 East Fourth Street. Public Information can be reached at 980-314-5170. A records response is not promised outside ordinary office processing even though detention operations run continuously.

Mecklenburg Clerk of Superior Court
832 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
704-686-0400
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

North Carolina Department of Adult Correction
214 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603
919-733-2126

Mecklenburg Community Supervision
5701 Executive Center Drive, Suite 325, Charlotte, NC 28212
704-563-4117

Use these routes to reach the right source:

  • For a named released person or county release record, the home page gives the full official search and request path.
  • For ongoing community supervision, use the Mecklenburg probation and parole page and the District 26 office.
  • For a recent county-jail interval, follow the Jail Releases: 24 Hours fallback because MCSO has no named one-day feed.
  • For a future date or alert, compare Projected Release with the VINELink Inmate Search.
  • For a facility-specific question, call Central at 980-314-5200 or North at 980-314-5500.
  • For a sentenced state prisoner, search NCDAC before asking its records office for public admission, sentence, or release fields.
  • For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP or ICE locator; MCSO may only document the local transfer.