The Register of Deeds Office provides many services to the general public. We act as legal custodian of all land records and land transactions in the county. We are responsible for probating, recording, indexing and imaging them into permanent records for viewing and copying by the general public. The Register’s Office is governed by the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Legislature, N.C. Secretary of State and the Bureau of Vital Statistics for the accuracy and safekeeping of these records.
This office is also custodian for vital records such as birth, death, and marriages. You may obtain a certified copy of all vital records if it took place within the county. Not everyone can obtain a certified copy so you might want to check with the office for requirements. We can also issue certified copies of birth records for the State of North Carolina if the person was born 1971 or later.
In addition to these types of records we also file and record military discharges, notary publics and any other document of a legal nature if properly acknowledged. Everything is public record except military discharges.
Our mission is to record and maintain these records, and our goal is to serve every citizen in a prompt and professional manner.
CARTERET COUNTY, NC (March 22, 2023) – Carteret County Aging Services, in partnership with Carteret County Friends of Aging, is hosting a Scam Jam on March 31 at the Leon Mann, Jr. Enrichment Center, 3820 Galantis Drive, Morehead City. Read on...
CARTERET COUNTY, NC – Carteret County now has a Recording Notification Service (RNS) that notifies county property owners when a real estate document has been recorded in their name with the Register of Deeds Office. Read on...
