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Official Clay County criminal records must come from the public office that keeps them. The Clay County Sheriff's Office and the Clerk of Superior Court are both in Hayesville, but they hold different kinds of files. The routes below identify the correct counter for sheriff reports, booking information, court cases, statewide fingerprint records, and North Carolina expunction filings.

This Is Not a Government Office. Clay County Criminal History is privately operated. It cannot retrieve an official record, perform an official background check, amend a record, or receive an expunction petition. Those services remain with the responsible government office.

Need an Official Record?

Use the office tied to the record sought in Clay County:

  • Court cases and certified searches: contact the Clay County Clerk of Superior Court
  • Sheriff arrest, incident, booking, and detention records: call or visit the Clay County Sheriff's Office
  • Personal statewide fingerprint record: use the mail-only Right to Review process from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation
  • Police or crash reports: request the file from the law-enforcement agency that created it
  • Expunction petitions: file with the clerk required by the governing North Carolina statute
  • Registry information: use the North Carolina Sex Offender and Public Protection Registry or contact the Sheriff about local registration

Clay County Sheriff's Office: 295 Courthouse Drive, Hayesville, NC 28904; phone 828-389-6354; fax 828-389-6375. The published office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Clay County does not publish a distinct records-division title, request form, online portal, copy fee, or fixed response time, so call the main office before visiting.

Clay County Clerk of Superior Court: Clay County Government Center, 261 Courthouse Drive, Suite 1, Hayesville, NC 28904; phone 828-389-2300. The counter is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Clerk keeps both District Court and Superior Court criminal files and provides the public terminal, paper-file access, copies, and certification.