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Questions about official Buncombe County criminal records belong with the agency that maintains the file. The contacts below route court cases to the Clerk of Superior Court, sheriff reports and booking records to the Sheriff's Office, and fingerprint-based state record reviews to NCSBI. This privately operated site cannot retrieve, change, certify, or accept filings for those records.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, perform an official check, or receive an expunction filing. Contact the government custodian directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the following Buncombe County and North Carolina contacts for the type of record involved:

  • Court case files and certified county searches: Buncombe County Clerk of Superior Court, 60 Court Plaza, Asheville, NC 28801, 828-259-3400, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports and records requests: Buncombe County Sheriff's Office Records, 60 Court Plaza, fourth floor, Asheville, NC 28801, 828-250-4456; sheriff administrative hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Bookings and current custody: Buncombe County Detention Facility, 20 Davidson Drive, Asheville, NC 28801, 828-250-4550
  • Local fingerprints and Buncombe court-case checks: City-County Division of Identification, 52 Coxe Avenue, Asheville, NC 28801, 828-250-4665
  • State fingerprint-linked record review: North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review process
  • Police incident reports: the law-enforcement agency that created the report

The sheriff and clerk are separate custodians. A sheriff report request does not produce a certified court disposition, and the Clerk does not hold the full sheriff investigative file. Call the listed office before travel when the exact counter or service is unclear.