This is a private reference site, not a Dare County government office. It cannot confirm whether someone is in custody, release an inmate, post bond, schedule visitation, or obtain official booking records. Use the official office below that matches the record or custody question.
Where to Direct a Dare County Jail or Record Question
For current local custody, start with the Dare County Detention Center. For sheriff administration, use the Justice Center office. Court files and public-records requests follow different routes in Dare County.
Dare County Detention Center
1044 Driftwood Drive
Manteo, NC 27954
252-475-9220
Public directory hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Dare County Sheriff's Office Administration
962 Marshall C. Collins Drive, Room 105
Manteo, NC 27954
252-475-5980
Non-emergency communications: 252-473-3444
Dare County Court and Records Contacts
Clerk of Court: 252-475-5200
Public records: Dorothy@DareNC.gov
Public records phone: 252-475-5903
Magistrate and bond questions: 252-475-9228
Custody Notification
NC SAVAN / VINELink
1-877-627-2826
Use for custody-status and release-notification information when available.
Use these paths based on the kind of information needed:
- For someone believed to be in the county jail, use jail inmate records guidance and call the Detention Center at 252-475-9220 if the online path does not confirm custody.
- For booking-photo questions, see jail roster mugshots and ask the Detention Center or public-records contact how Dare County handles the specific record.
- For charges filed after arrest, use court records after a jail arrest and contact the Clerk of Court at 252-475-5200 for court-file questions.
- For the local jail facility, use the Dare County Detention Center page linked in the footer.
- For a sentenced North Carolina prisoner, use the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction offender search rather than the county jail.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the Bureau of Prisons locator, U.S. Marshals routing, or ICE Online Detainee Locator as the situation requires.