North Carolina, Buncombe County
Where Montreat's records are kept. The Town of Montreat has its own town government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Montreat's own offices, along with the Buncombe County and State of North Carolina offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
County court
The Buncombe County courts in Asheville, from the North Carolina Judicial Branch: the Clerk of Superior Court, who keeps the civil, criminal, traffic, estate and special proceedings files, court dates, paying citations and the eCourts case search.
Open official site Buncombe County Superior and District CourtCity records
The Town of Montreat site: the town clerk, town government and its meeting records, and town services.
Open official site Town of MontreatProperty records
The Buncombe County Register of Deeds in Asheville: recorded deeds, deeds of trust, plats and liens searched online by name or book and page, with recording fees, certified copies and e-recording.
Open official site Buncombe County Register of DeedsPolice & jail
The Buncombe County Sheriff's Office in Asheville: central records requests for incident and accident reports, the detention center and inmate search, warrants, civil process, concealed handgun permits and sex offender registration.
Open official site Buncombe County Sheriff recordsVital records
Buncombe County death certificates from the Register of Deeds: certified copies for deaths in the county, ordered online, by mail or in person.
Open official site Buncombe County death certificatesCounty court
The Buncombe County courthouse in Asheville: the courtrooms of Superior and District Court and the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, where civil, criminal, traffic and estate files are kept and copies are made.
Open official site Buncombe County CourthouseState records
Buncombe County Election Services: voter registration and lookup, polling places, absentee and early voting and election results.
Open official site Buncombe County Election ServicesVital records
Buncombe County marriage certificates and licenses from the Register of Deeds: applying for a license, fees and certified copies of marriage records.
Open official site Buncombe County marriage licenses and certificatesCounty court
Family court in North Carolina from the Judicial Branch: custody, child support, divorce, equitable distribution and domestic violence cases in District Court, with the case files kept by the Clerk of Superior Court in each county.
Open official site North Carolina family courtPolice & jail
The North Carolina Sex Offender Registry from the State Bureau of Investigation: registered offenders statewide searched by name, address, county or map, with photographs, addresses and offenses, and email alerts for a chosen address.
Open official site North Carolina sex offender registryPolice & jail
The Department of Adult Correction offender search: people in North Carolina prisons, on probation or on parole, by name or offender number, with sentence and release information.
Open official site North Carolina corrections offender searchPolice & jail
Background checks from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation: the statewide criminal history record check by fingerprint, the right of access check for your own record, and who may request them.
Open official site North Carolina criminal history record checkState courts
North Carolina court records: the eCourts Portal case search for counties on the new system, the civil and criminal case lookups for the rest, and how to get records from a clerk of superior court, from the Judicial Branch.
Open official site North Carolina court recordsVital records
North Carolina Vital Records: birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates statewide, ordered online, by mail or in person, with birth and death records from 1913.
Open official site North Carolina vital recordsState records
The North Carolina Secretary of State business registration search: corporations, LLCs, partnerships and assumed names by name or registered agent, with the filed documents.
Open official site North Carolina business entity searchState records
NC Cash, the State Treasurer unclaimed property program: dormant accounts, uncashed checks, refunds and other property, searched and claimed online by name.
Open official site North Carolina unclaimed property searchLocal record guide
Local profile
The Town of Montreat, a place of 901 people, is in Buncombe County, whose county seat is Asheville. Court and property records sit with Buncombe County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of North Carolina. Montreat's own offices are in the cards above, and our Buncombe County page lists each county office.
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Deeds for property in Montreat are recorded by the Buncombe County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Buncombe County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in North Carolina come from the state vital records office, North Carolina Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.