Below is a directory of the North Carolina administrative, court, and government offices. This also includes the staff in most locations.
Capital: Raleigh
9,535,483 (2010 Census)
State Information: (919) 733-1110
State Website: http://www.ncgov.com
Administrative Office of the Courts
901 Corporate Center Dr. Raleigh, NC 27607
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2448
Raleigh, NC 27602-2448
(919) 890-1000; Fax: (919) 890-1915
Website: http://www.nccourts.org
Director: Hon. John W. Smith
Office of the Counsel
North Carolina State Bar
217 E. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611
(919) 828-4620; Fax: (919) 834-8156
Website: http://www.ncbar.gov
Counsel: Katherine E. Jean
Office of the Attorney General
114 W. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: 9001 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-9001
(919) 716-6400; Fax: (919) 716-6750
Email: ncago@ncdoj.com
Website: http://www.ncdoj.com
Atty. General: Roy Cooper (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2016
Office of the Commissioner of Banks
316 W. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: 4309 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4309 (919) 733-3016; Fax: (919) 733-6918
Website: http://www.nccob.gov
Commissioner: Ray Grace
Board of Law Examiners of the State of North Carolina
5510 Six Forks Rd., Suite 300 Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 848-4229; Fax: (919) 848-4277
Email: info@ncble.org
Website: http://www.ncble.org
12 hours CLE required per year including at least 2 hours of professional responsibility; 9 hours practical skills each of first three years of practice; 1 hour of substance abuse or mental disability every three years; 3 hour block ethics requirement every three years.
Admission on motion with four of the last six years in full time practice in a Reciprocal Jurisdiction.
The North Carolina State Bar
217 E. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address: RO. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611-5908
(919) 828-4620; Fax: (919) 821-9168
Website: http://www.ncbar.gov
Exec. Dir.: L. Thomas Lunsford II
Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - October, 2015
North Carolina Bar Association
8000 Weston Pkwy. Cary, NC 27513
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3688, Cary, NC 27519-3688
(919) 677-0561; Fax: (919) 677-0761
Website: http://www.ncbar.org
Exec. Dir.: Allan B. Head
Non-Integrated Bar
Annual Meeting - June, 2015
Office of Chief Medical Examiner
4312 District Dr. Raleigh, NC 27607
Mailing Address: 3025 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-3025
(919) 743-9000
Document Request: (919) 743-9012 Fax: (919) 743-9099
Website: http://www.ocme.dhhs.nc.gov
Chief Medical Examiner: Deborah Radisch, M.D., MPH
Client Security Fund
North Carolina State Bar
217 E. Edenton St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25908 Raleigh, NC 27611-5908
(919) 719-9229; Fax: (919) 719-9314
Website: http://www.ncbar.gov
Counsel to the Board: A. Root Edmonson, Ext. 229
Email: redmonson@ncbar.gov
Department of Commerce
301N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601-1058
Mailing Address: 4301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4301
(919) 733-4151; Fax: (919) 733-9265
Website: http://www.nccommerce.com
Secretary: Sharon Allred Decker
Corporations Division Department of State
Ola Revenue Bldg., 2 S. Salisbury St. P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(919) 807-2000
Corporations, Name Availabilities & Limited Partnerships: (919) 807-2225
Notaries: (919) 807-2131
Trademarks: (919) 807-2162
UCC: (919) 807-2111
Corporations Fax: (919) 807-2039
Notaries Fax: (919) 807-2130
UCC Fax: (919) 807-2120
Director: Cheri Myers (919) 807-2050
Email: cmyers@sosnc.com
Dir., Certification & Filing: Tina Wagstaff
One Exchange Plz. P.O. Box 29626 Raleigh, NC 27626-0626
(919) 807-2216
Email: twagstafi@sosnc.com
State Bureau of Investigation
3320 Gamer Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 29500 Raleigh, NC 27626
(919) 662-4500; Fax: (919) 662-4523
Email (Criminal Information & Identification): CHSHelp@ncdoj.gov
Criminal history reports are public record and may also be obtained by contacting the clerk of court in the county of the subject's residence.
Economic Development Board
Department of Commerce
301N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601-1058
Mailing Address: 4301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4301
(919) 733-4976; Fax: (919) 733-8356
Website: http://www.nccommerce.com
Chair: John Lassiter
Office of the Governor
116 W. Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: 20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301
(919) 814-2025; Fax: (919) 715-0705
Website: http://www.governor.nc.gov
444 N. Capitol St., Suite 332 Washington, DC 20001
(202) 624-5830; Fax: (202) 624-5836
Governor: Patrick (Pat) McCrory (Republican)
Next election Nov. 2016
Supreme Court
2 E. Morgan St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2170 Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 831-5700; Fax: (919) 831-5720
Website: http://www.nccourts.org
Chief Justice: Sarah Parker
Clerk of the Supreme Court:
Christie Speir; Cameron Roeder
Department of Insurance
Dobbs Bldg. 430 N. Salisbury St. Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: 1201 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1201
(919) 807-6750; Fax: (919) 733-6495
Website: http://www.ncdoi.com
Eastern Regional Office
1410 McCarthy Blvd. New Bern, NC 28562 (252) 514-4813
Western Regional Office
537 College St. Asheville, NC 28801 (704) 251-6483
Commissioner: Wayne Goodwin (919) 733-3058
Deputy Commissioner, Financial Evaluation: Tbny Riddick (919) 807-6601
Chief Financial Examiner: Monique D. Smith (919) 807-6605
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles
1100 New Bern Ave. Raleigh, NC 27697
Mailing Address: 3148 Mail Service Center Vehicle Services Raleigh, NC 27699-3148
(919) 715-7000
In-State: (877) 368-4968
Commissioner's Office: (919) 861-3015
Commissioner's Office Fax: (919) 733-0126
Website: http://www.ncdot.gov/dmv
For Driver's Abstracts write:
Driver License Records
3113 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-3113
(919) 715-7000; (Voicemail only): (919) 861-3200
Traffic Records Section
3105 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-3105
(919) 861-3062; Fax: (919) 715-9099
Fee for obtaining abstract (Forms DL-DPPA-1 or DL-DPPA-2): non-certified copy, $8.00; complete certified driver history, $11.00. Fee for obtaining crash report: $5.00
North Carolina State Highway Patrol
512 N. Salisbury St., 1st Floor Raleigh, NC 27604
Mailing Address: 4231 Mail Service Ctr. Raleigh, NC 27699-4702
(919) 733-7952; Fax: (919) 733-1189
Website: http://www.ncdps.gov
Commander: Col. William Grey
Estate & Wills: Clerk of Superior Court, each county Deeds and Mortgages: County Register of Deeds Notary Certificates: Secretary of State, Authentications Office ($10.00; adoptions, $5.00 for a duplicate original)
Richard Burr (Republican)
217 Russell Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3154; Fax: (202) 228-2981
Website: http://www.burr.senate.gov
Kay Hagan (Democrat)
521 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg. Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6342
Website: http://www.hagan.senate.gov
Department of the Secretary of State
2 South Salisbury Street Raleigh, NC 27601
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
(919) 807-2000; Fax: (919) 807-2294
Website: http://www.sosnc.com
Secretary of State: Elaine F. Marshall (Democrat)
Elected; next election Nov. 2016
Department of Revenue
501N. Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27604-8001
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 25000 Raleigh, NC 27640-0640
(877) 252-3052; Fax: (919) 733-0023
Website: http://www.domc.com
Secretary: Lyons Gray
Victims Compensation Services
Dept. of Public Safety
4232 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-4232
(919) 733-7974; Fax: (919) 715-4209
Website: http://www.ncdps.gov/victimservices
N.C. Gen. Stat § 15B-1, et seq.
Vital Records Unit
Cooper Bldg., 225 N. McDowell St. Raleigh, NC 27603
Mailing Address: North Carolina Vital Records
1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1903
(919) 733-3000; Fax: (919) 715-5044, 733-1511
VitalChek: (800) 669-8310
Website: http://vitalrecords.nc.gov/
Births - from October 1913; Deaths - from January 1930; Marriages - from 1962; Divorces - from 1958; Fetal Deaths - from 2001. Contact County Clerk of Court where event took place for events prior to these dates.
Search fee - $24.00 per three years searched (includes copy of record if found). Additional copies ordered at the same time - $15.00 each. Additional searches (each three year period or portion thereof) - $24.00. Amendments - $15.00. Expedited service - $15.00.
