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Questions about official Watauga County criminal records should go to the office that created or maintains the item. Court files belong with the Clerk of Superior Court in Boone. Sheriff reports and county detention questions go to the Hodges Gap campus. Police reports remain with the police department that wrote them, and fingerprint-based state history belongs with the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. This private resource cannot retrieve, change, certify, or accept filings for any government record.

This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference site cannot obtain or correct criminal records, perform official checks, or receive North Carolina expunction filings. Contact the responsible government custodian.

Need an Official Record?

Use these Watauga County contacts for the most common official record needs:

  • Court files and certified county searches: Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court, 842 W. King Street, Suite 13, Boone, NC 28607; 828-268-6600; weekdays 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports: Watauga County Sheriff’s Office, 184 Hodges Gap Road, Boone, NC 28607; 828-264-3761; administrative hours are normally weekdays 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
  • Booking and county custody: Watauga County Detention Center at the Hodges Gap address; 828-265-7614; operationally open 24 hours
  • Fingerprint-based personal review: North Carolina SBI Criminal Information and Identification Section through its Right to Review process
  • Police incident or arrest reports: the creating agency, including Boone Police Records Unit at 1500 Blowing Rock Road; 828-268-6906; weekdays 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
  • Expunction petitions: the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the case was filed

Call before an in-person visit when an appointment, older file, certification, or extensive copying may be involved. The Sheriff and Clerk offices keep different records, so the address chosen should match the exact item requested.