Alexander County
Alexander County, North Carolina, got its beginning in the year 1847 and was constructed from Wilkes, Iredell, and Caldwell counties. The county was named after one of the North Carolina House of Commons speakers, Julius Alexander. It has a land area of 260 square miles and a population of 36,444 (2020 US census). Bethlehem is the largest community in the county, and Taylorsville is its county seat. The people from Alexander County are served by a Superior Court and a District Court.
The Alexander County Superior Court handles cases outside the District Court's jurisdiction. It hears all felonies, civil proceedings involving claims over $25,000, and some misdemeanors. In addition, it handles probate matters including admission of wills, appointment of guardianship and conservatorship, and management of estate and trust.
The Alexander County District Court hears misdemeanors, traffic infractions, municipal ordinance violations, preliminary felony hearings, and civil cases with claims under $25,000. It also handles domestic relations and juvenile matters, such as child support, adoption, annulment, legal separation, divorce, juvenile delinquency, emancipation, termination of parental rights, and paternity.
In Alexander County, public court records consist of court filings, docket listings, writs, motions, depositions, warrants, court transcripts, sentences, orders, and judgments from the county courts. These records, which could be in the form of audio, video, or text, are publicly available. Both courts' records are kept by the Alexander County Clerk of Court. Per county and state regulations, the clerk's office displays, indexes, organizes, stores, and archives these records.
Unless sealed by court orders, the following types of public court records are available to anyone in Alexander County:
- Criminal records
- Civil records
- Family Law records
- Traffic records
- Probate records
Alexander County public court records are available online through the North Carolina Judiciary's eCourts Portal. Record seekers can also visit the Alexander County Clerk of Court at:
Alexander County Clerk of Court
29 West Main Avenue
Taylorsville, NC 28681
Phone: (828) 635-3113
They can pay the necessary fees to obtain copies of public court records from the county's courts, or they can utilize the self-service computers in the clerk's office to look up cases.
