Access Tyrrell County Clerk Records

Tyrrell County Clerk of Superior Court

The primary clerk for court records in Tyrrell County is the Clerk of Superior Court. The county page names Angie Sexton as Clerk of Court and lists email Angie.sexton@nccourts.org. The North Carolina Judicial Branch contact directory lists the Clerk of Superior Court at (252) 766-6510. North Carolina does not have separate county and district clerks for trial-court records in the Texas sense. The Clerk of Superior Court is the record keeper for court cases filed in Tyrrell County.

The clerk's counter is in the Tyrrell County Courthouse at 403 Main Street, Columbia, NC 27925. The mailing address for court matters is Tyrrell County Courthouse, PO Box 406, Columbia, NC 27925. Public court hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The office receives filings, maintains court files, staffs public access channels, collects court costs, issues copies, and performs probate functions as the Clerk of Superior Court as ex officio Judge of Probate.

The Tyrrell County Clerk of Court page is the local county source naming the clerk and office contact information.

Tyrrell County Clerk Duties

The clerk keeps records, files, dockets, indexes, minutes, judgments, liens, lis pendens, special proceedings, estates, criminal actions, civil actions, and other court materials prescribed by the Director of the Administrative Office of the Courts. North Carolina General Statutes 7A-109 is the main public-inspection authority for clerk records. Unless a separate law restricts a record, clerk records are open to public inspection during regular office hours.

The clerk's role is broader than a copy desk. The office supports District Court and Superior Court case files, receives pleadings, records case events, accepts eligible payments, provides certified copies, and serves as the local probate office. It also connects users with courthouse terminals when Portal does not show enough public information. Divorce judgments are requested from the clerk in the county where the divorce was granted.

• Maintain Tyrrell County civil, criminal, family, traffic, special proceeding, and estate files.
• Provide public access through Portal, self-service terminals, and clerk-office file inspection.
• Issue plain and certified copies of court documents when allowed by law.
• Collect court costs, fines, and eligible traffic payments through approved channels.
• Process certified single-county criminal background check requests.
• Handle probate, estate, guardianship, and special proceeding duties.

Request Tyrrell County Certified Copies

Certified copies are used when a plain copy is not enough. A certified divorce judgment, criminal disposition, civil judgment, estate order, or other court document may be needed for legal, licensing, immigration, employment, school, or agency purposes. Search Portal first if a case number is unknown, then contact the clerk to confirm whether the document can be copied and certified.

1. Identify the case number, party names, case type, and approximate filing or judgment date.
2. Search the North Carolina eCourts Portal or use a public terminal if more case detail is needed.
3. Call or visit the Tyrrell County Clerk of Superior Court to confirm copy availability and current fee.
4. Submit the request with payment through the channel the clerk approves.
5. Ask whether the copy will be plain, certified, mailed, or available for pickup.

Tyrrell County Clerk Request Fields

The research did not locate a county-specific generic copy request form, so a clerk request should include the fields needed to locate and process the record. For certified single-county criminal background checks, the Judicial Branch directs users to form AOC-CR-314 with a $25 fee. For ordinary file copies, staff need enough case detail to find the record and enough contact information to return the copy or request fee payment.

Tyrrell County Clerk Fees

The research gives a specific fee for a certified single-county criminal background check and gives local court-payment rules. It does not provide a complete Tyrrell clerk copy-fee schedule for every document type, so copy and certification amounts should be confirmed with the clerk before mailing payment. The official payment page also states that personal checks are not accepted and cash must not be mailed.

Tyrrell County Clerk Forms

The Tyrrell County local rules and forms page links District 2 rules and local materials. It includes bail and pretrial release policy, juvenile court rules, domestic court rules, and procedures for motions for appropriate relief in Criminal District Court. Those resources are more useful for active cases than for routine copy requests, but they help explain local filing practice in the same judicial district.

The Tyrrell Register of Deeds vendor home page is a separate county records source and is not the clerk's court-record portal.

This distinction matters because marriage, vital, and land records use Register of Deeds channels, while court files use the Clerk of Superior Court.

• AOC-CR-314 background check instructions for a certified single-county criminal name search.
• Judicial Branch public records request for existing Judicial Branch administrative records not obtained through case-file channels.
• File & Serve for official North Carolina eFiling where available and appropriate.

Clerk vs Register of Deeds

The Clerk of Superior Court does not handle every public record at the courthouse address. The Register of Deeds handles marriage licenses, birth records, death records, delayed birth records, and most non-court recorded land instruments. That office uses 403 Main Street as a physical address but has a different mailing address, PO Box 449, Columbia, NC 27925, and a different phone number, (252) 796-2901.

The Tyrrell Register of Deeds fee schedule covers recording and vital-record items rather than court-copy fees.

Use Register of Deeds fees for marriage or recorded land documents, and use the clerk for court case copies, probate files, and judgments.

The Register of Deeds disclaimer and redaction notice addresses online recorded-document images and personal identifying information.

That redaction process is useful for recorded instruments, but it is separate from sealed, restricted, or expunged court files maintained by the clerk.

Online and Mail Clerk Access

Online case information is available through the North Carolina eCourts Portal. Public self-service terminals at clerk offices can also provide criminal, civil, special proceeding, and estate information. If Portal does not show the needed document, or if a certified copy is required, the request should go to the Clerk of Superior Court for the county where the case is located. For Tyrrell County, mail court payments or approved clerk requests to PO Box 406, Columbia, NC 27925.

The Tyrrell Register of Deeds online search is a separate local records system with land-index tools.

Do not use the Register of Deeds index as a substitute for eCourts Portal or clerk-office access to District Court and Superior Court files.

The Tyrrell fraud alert sign-up is also tied to recorded documents, not court cases.

Fraud alerts may help with recorded land-document monitoring, while clerk records must still be searched through court channels.