This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, accept court payments, or issue certified copies. Official Hertford County, North Carolina records must come from the government office that keeps the record.
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Use the routing below for common Hertford County record questions:
- Court case files, divorce decrees, criminal cases, civil cases, traffic cases, estates, special proceedings, judgments, and certified court copies: Hertford County Clerk of Superior Court, Hertford County Courthouse, 119 Justice Drive, Winton, NC 27986; mailing address PO Box 86, Winton, NC 27986; phone 252-358-7100; courthouse hours Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
- Superior Court and District Court hearing questions: Superior Court judges 252-358-7120, District Court judges 252-358-7080, with case records and copies through the Clerk of Superior Court.
- Marriage licenses, certified marriage copies, birth certificates, death certificates, deeds, maps, notary records, military discharge records, and assumed-name filings: Hertford County Register of Deeds, 119 Justice Drive, Suite 9, Winton, NC 27986; phone 252-358-7850; fax 252-358-0222.
- Probate, wills, and estates: the Clerk of Superior Court acts as ex officio judge of probate. Estate and will information is not routed through the Register of Deeds.
- Criminal prosecution questions: District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 7, Hertford County Courthouse, 119 Justice Drive, Suite 11, Winton, NC 27986; phone 252-358-7150.
- Public Defender questions: Defender District 7, Bertie/Hertford County Office, 104 Dundee Street, Windsor, NC 27983; phone 252-794-6856.
- Sheriff, jail, inmate, process, warrant, or law-enforcement routing: Hertford County Sheriff's Office and Detention Center area, 701 North Taylor Street, PO Box 176, Winton, NC 27986; office 252-358-7800; inmate information 252-358-7840; Crime Stoppers 252-358-7841.
- Magistrate access: Winton 252-358-7829, Murfreesboro 252-398-3642, Ahoskie 252-332-5011.
- Federal court matters: Hertford County falls within the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Northern Division. Bankruptcy matters route through the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.