This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. Orange County court case files, certified copies, marriage certificates, jail records, warrants, and county administrative records must come from the official office that keeps the record.
Need an Official Document?
Here is where to look for the records most people ask about in Orange County, North Carolina:
- Court case files, divorce judgments, estates, and certified court copies: Orange County Clerk of Superior Court, Orange County Courthouse, 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-644-4500; Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Estates appointments: Orange County Estates, 919-644-4570 or Orange.Estates@nccourts.org; the courthouse notice says estates does not take walk-ins.
- Marriage licenses and marriage certificates: Orange County Register of Deeds, Gateway Center, 228 South Churton Street, Suite 300, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-245-2675; office hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Current detainees and jail custody: Orange County Detention Center, 1200 US-70 West, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-245-2940.
- Sheriff records and general sheriff questions: Orange County Sheriff’s Office, 106 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-245-2900; emergency 911.
- District Attorney: Prosecutorial District 18, 144 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, NC 27278; 919-644-4600.
- Orange County administrative records: use Orange County’s NextRequest public records portal rather than the court clerk.