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Questions about official Lincoln County criminal records belong with the office that created or keeps the file. This private reference resource cannot retrieve, certify, change, or expunge a record. The routes below distinguish the Clerk of Superior Court, the Sheriff's Office, the report-writing police agency, and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation so each request starts with the correct custodian.

This Is Not a Government Office. This privately run resource cannot provide an official criminal history, conduct an authorized check, correct a government file, or accept a Lincoln County expunction petition. Contact the responsible agency directly.

Need an Official Record?

Use the Lincoln County or North Carolina office that holds the record:

  • Court files and certified county searches: contact the Lincoln County Clerk of Superior Court at 120 Justice Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092, 704-742-7800, weekdays 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • Sheriff reports, booking, and custody records: start with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 700 John Howell Memorial Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092, 704-732-9050, weekdays 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  • State fingerprint history and correction: use the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Right to Review process
  • Police incident reports: contact the agency that created the report, including Lincolnton Police for city reports
  • Expunction petitions: obtain the current form and file through the clerk for the court case
  • Court search details: review the Lincoln County criminal court cases route before requesting copies

No dedicated Sheriff Records Division page, email, fax, request form, fee schedule, or turnaround was verified. Call 704-732-9050 before sending personal data or payment, and ask whether the Sheriff or another agency is the actual custodian.