This Is Not a Government Office. This private reference resource cannot retrieve or correct criminal records, perform an official background check, or accept an expunction petition. The appropriate Macon County or North Carolina custodian must handle those services.
Need an Official Record?
Use the contact that matches the Macon County record:
- Court files and certified Macon searches: Clerk of Superior Court, 5 W. Main Street, Franklin, NC 28734; 828-349-7200; weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Sheriff arrest and detention records: Macon County Law Enforcement Center, 1820 Lakeside Drive, Franklin, NC 28734; 828-349-2104; public-information email mcsopio@maconnc.org
- Franklin police reports: Administrative Services, 218 W. Palmer Street; 828-524-2864; weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; incident copies are free after at least three business days
- Highlands police reports: Highlands Police Department or town custodian, 210 N. 4th Street; town 828-526-2118; police contact 828-526-9431; confirm record-counter hours by phone
- Personal fingerprint history: North Carolina SBI Right to Review; fingerprints are available by appointment through the Macon County Detention Center
- Expunction petitions: file the correct North Carolina Judicial Branch form with the Macon County Clerk of Superior Court
The sheriff does not publish a separately named records division or general counter hours. For sheriff-created reports, begin with the Law Enforcement Center phone or the published public-information email. Once charges are filed, the judicial case belongs with the Clerk of Superior Court instead.