DIVISION COMMAND

Support Services Unit

The Sheriff’s Office Clerks in the Courthouse Office can assist you with the following services:

• Obtaining A Report

  • Fees for reports are $2.00 per report. The only part of the report we can release is the public copy. This will not include the officer’s narrative.

• Processing Civil Papers

  • The cost of having a civil action processed by this department is $30.00 per defendant for North Carolina plaintiffs and $32.00 per defendant for out of state plaintiffs.

• Outstanding Civil/Criminal Papers

  • We attempt to provide as much information to the public over the telephone as possible.  We are happy to provide you with information concerning outstanding civil and criminal process on subjects; however, this information is provided in person only, with proper identification. 

Civil Process Unit

• Serves a variety of legal papers of a civil nature, as opposed to a criminal complaint (divorce, lawsuit, tax debt, eviction, etc).

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• Serves civil and criminal legal papers related to child support and the collection of delinquent child support payments.

• Arrests those who fail to make payment or appear in court as ordered to do so by a court of law.

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• Conducts "Sheriff Sale" events as ordered by the courts to satisfy legal judgments against individual defendants.

Civil Process Unit: (252) 902-2710

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Court Services Unit

• Provides security and bailiff services for all district and superior courtrooms and the courthouse.

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Communications Center

• Staff the central communication center handling emergency and routine telephone and radio communications, computer aided dispatch services, and DCI/NCIC terminal access.

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Community Impact Unit

• Provide school resource officers for security and mentoring services at Pitt County Schools.  

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• Instruct the county D.A.R.E. program.  

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• Conduct community education programs in crime prevention, church security, neighborhood watch, and other areas on request.  

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• Staff special events such as festivals and parades.

• Conduct programs such as citizen academies and summer camps.

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