This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, or pull an official booking record. Contact the responsible agency directly for an answer.
Where to Ask for Records
Use the contact that matches the record. MCSO handles adult county booking and detention information. Police departments handle their own incident records. The clerk and courts handle case events and dispositions.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff's Office
Public address: 700 E. 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202
Information: 704-336-8100
Arrest Processing and warrant verification: 980-314-5100
Detention Center Central: 980-314-5200
Public Information: 980-314-5170
Records route: MCSO Request for Information form
Detention operations, arrest processing, and dispatch are listed as open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
MCSO's form says to allow 3 to 5 business days for approval. It does not set a fixed booking-photo fee. Ask for an estimate and name the person, date, agency, PID or arrest number, and exact record requested.
Other Mecklenburg Record Holders
- Charlotte: CMPD Records explains incident-report access and sends local arrest-history questions to the Mecklenburg Clerk of Court. The clerk location is 832 E. Fourth Street, Charlotte.
- Huntersville: Huntersville Police Department is listed at 9630 Julian Clark Avenue, Huntersville, NC 28078, 704-464-5400. The current request form and fee were not confirmed.
- Matthews: Matthews Police Records Bureau, 1201 Crews Road, Matthews, NC 28105, 704-841-6701, fax 704-845-5824, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
- State custody: NCDAC holds the offender search for prison, probation, and parole. It excludes county jail records.
- Federal or immigration custody: use the BOP Inmate Locator or ICE Online Detainee Locator.
For current adult resident information and release notification, MCSO identifies VINE at 1-800-247-9658. VINE is a custody and alert service, not a booking-photo source.