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Where to Request Avery Records
For a recent local booking or release, contact the Avery County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center. Give the full name, date of birth if known, booking or case number, and a narrow date range. Ask for the actual release date, release type, and transfer destination when that field is public.
300 Schultz Circle
Newland, NC 28657
Mail: P.O. Box 426, Newland, NC 28657
Phone: 828-733-2071
Fax: 828-737-0121
Administrative hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Facility operation: 24 hours daily
The 2026 jail directory lists records contacts Karen Carver and Lauren Mauney at the main number, a records fax of 828-733-1382, and records hours of 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. It does not state the days, so call before visiting.
Avery County Courthouse
200 Montezuma Street
Newland, NC 28657
Mail: P.O. Box 115, Newland, NC 28657
Phone: 828-737-6700
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Ask the clerk for a judgment, dismissal, bond order, commitment, or other filed document by case number. Court staff, not the jail, control official court copies.
214 West Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Mail: 5201 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-5201
Phone: 919-733-2126
Use DAC’s online offender search first for Avery-Mitchell, Mountain View, state parole, probation, or post-release supervision. For material not online, use the official DAC public-record request process and include the offender number, facility, and exact record sought.
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