Cabarrus County, North Carolina public records

In Cabarrus County, deeds are recorded by the Register of Deeds; property values come from the Tax Administration: Tax Assessment / Tax Revaluation; court files are kept by the Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County.

Last checked against official sources on November 7, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Historical records
Good to know about Cabarrus County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Register of Deeds⁴	Search deeds²	Uncertified copies: reasonable amount, $0.25 per page³
Property values and owners	Tax Administration: Tax Assessment / Tax Revaluation⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Tax Administration: Tax Collections⁷	Tax bill search⁶	—
Court cases	Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County⁸	Superior Court and District Court in Cabarrus County⁹	Copies $2.00 first page of each document, $0.25 each additional page¹⁰
Marriage records	Register of Deeds⁴	—	Certified copy fee: $10 certified; $1 uncertified by mail¹¹
Divorce records	Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County⁸	—	—
Birth certificates	Register of Deeds¹²	—	$10 certified, $1 uncertified by mail (births filed in Cabarrus)¹²
Death certificates	Register of Deeds¹²	—	$10 certified, $1 uncertified by mail (deaths filed in Cabarrus)¹²
Probate and wills	Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County⁸	—	—
Business names (DBA)	Register of Deeds⁴	—	$26 to record an assumed name; cash, check or money order only¹³

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Cabarrus County are recorded by the Register of Deeds.⁴

Online search: cabarrusncrod.org²
Who runs it: Logan Systems, Inc¹⁴
Years online: Indexes and images from 1792 to present²

Copy fee: Uncertified copies: reasonable amount, $0.25 per page³
Certified copy fee: $5 first page, $2 each additional page³
Recording fee: $26 for the first 15 pages, $4 each additional page; deeds of trust $64 for the first 35 pages, $4 each additional page¹⁵
Alerts: Property Notification: free e-mail alert when a document with a registered name is filed (ncpropertynotification.org)¹⁴
Unofficial: Online images are unofficial¹⁴

How deeds work in North Carolina

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Tax Administration: Tax Assessment / Tax Revaluation sets property values⁵; the Tax Administration: Tax Collections bills and collects the tax⁷.

Property search: tax.cabarruscounty.us/RealEstate.aspx (also Appraisal Inquiry BasicSearch.aspx and Sales.aspx)⁶
Tax bill search: tax.cabarruscounty.us/TaxBill.aspx⁶
Parcel map (GIS): location.cabarruscounty.us/mapcabarrus (Map Cabarrus); open data data.cabarruscounty.us¹⁶
Appealing a value: Informal review from January until the Board of Equalization and Review convenes (no earlier than the first Monday in April, no later than the first Monday in May); then the Board, NC Property Tax Commission, NC Court of Appeals, NC Supreme Court. Written or online at tax.cabarruscounty.us/taxpayerportal¹⁷
Map copies: Land Records map prices: A-BW 8.5x11 $2; A-color 8.5x11 $4; C 17x22 $10; D 22x34 $20; E 45x35 $25¹⁸
Revaluation: Revalued every four years; most recent 2024⁷
Tax due: Bills mailed toward end of July, due September 1, delinquent after January 5¹⁹

How property tax works in North Carolina

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Superior Court and District Court in Cabarrus County (NC Judicial Branch; Superior Court District 25)	Clerk holds foreclosures, evictions, partitions, condemnations, estates, divorces, judgments and liens on real property²⁰	Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County	portal-nc.tylertech.cloud/Portal Statewide eCourts Portal⁹

Fees: Copies $2.00 first page of each document, $0.25 each additional page¹⁰

Criminal records and background checks

Background: Use the county clerk, not Portal, for background checks⁹
State: NC SBI is the state repository²¹

How North Carolina courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Register of Deeds.⁴

Certified copy fee: $10 certified; $1 uncertified by mail¹¹
Marriage license fee: $60; both applicants must appear; issued 8 am-4 pm, arrive by 3:30 pm; valid 60 days¹¹
Online: marriage.cabarruscounty.us (application; both must then appear within 15 days)¹¹
Order: getcertificatenow.com/cabarrus (online request, vendor linked by the county)¹¹
Years: County formed 1792; bonds 1792-1855 at Archives in Raleigh, indexes at Register of Deeds; originals 1856-present at Register of Deeds¹²

North Carolina marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Clerk of Court in the county where granted²⁰

North Carolina divorce records: decree or state record

Birth certificates

Kept by the Register of Deeds (Vital Records).¹²

Fee: $10 certified, $1 uncertified by mail (births filed in Cabarrus)¹²
Who: Proper person or immediate family, with ID¹²
Statewide: Certified abstract for anyone born in NC from 1971 forward: $24 search and one copy, $15 each additional; $14 search charge assessed whether or not the record is found¹²
Years: State recording began late 1913¹²
Index online: Index only online since June 1, 2016; no images or parental information¹⁴

Ordering a North Carolina birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Register of Deeds (Vital Records).¹²

Fee: $10 certified, $1 uncertified by mail (deaths filed in Cabarrus)¹²
Who: Proper person or immediate family, with ID¹²
Which county: County where the death occurred, not county of residence²²

Ordering a North Carolina death certificate

Probate records and wills

Clerk of Superior Court; wills public once filed after death²³

Finding a will or probate case in North Carolina

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Register of Deeds.⁴

Fee: $26 to record an assumed name; cash, check or money order only¹³
Statute: G.S. 66-68⁴

Voter records

Kept by the Board of Elections.²⁴

Requests: cabarruscounty.justfoia.com/… (Data and Public Records Requests)²⁴
State: Voter files by county from NCSBE, updated weekly²⁵

Historical records

Library: Library Local History Resources²⁶
Earliest: Deed indexes and images from 1792²

Good to know about Cabarrus County records

Records reach back to county formation in 1792¹²
Register of Deeds can issue NC-wide birth abstracts from 1971 forward¹²
No private numbers should be in recorded documents: all become public on recording; for documents recorded before 1935, file a Public Records Redaction Request (form linked from the Document Handling page)²⁷

Office addresses, phones and hours

Register of Deeds

Address: 65 Church Street S, Concord, NC 28025⁴
Phone: 704-920-2112 (fax 704-920-2898)⁴
Email: [email protected]⁴
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; recording 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; marriage licenses and out-of-county birth certificates 8 am-4 pm¹⁵
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…⁴

Tax Administration: Tax Assessment / Tax Revaluation

Address: 65 Church Street S, Concord, NC 28025⁵
Mail: Cabarrus County Tax Revaluation, PO Box 707, Concord, NC 28026-0707 (real estate appeals)¹⁷
Phone: 704-920-2166 (Assessment; fax 704-920-2111); Revaluation 704-920-2126⁵
Email: [email protected] (individual); [email protected] (business)⁵
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…⁵

Tax Administration: Tax Collections

Address: 65 Church Street S, Concord, NC 28025¹⁹
Phone: 704-920-2119 (fax 704-920-2815)¹⁹
Email: [email protected]¹⁹
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…⁷

GIS (division of Information Technology)

Address: 40 Ramdin Ct NW, Concord, NC 28027¹⁶
Phone: 704-920-2487 (fax 704-920-2146)¹⁶
Email: [email protected]¹⁶
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…¹⁶

Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County

Address: Cabarrus County Courthouse, 61 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025²⁸
Mail: Cabarrus County Courthouse, PO Box 70, Concord, NC 28026²⁸
Phone: (704) 262-5500²⁹
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM²⁸
Website: nccourts.gov/…⁸

Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County

Address: Cabarrus County Courthouse, 61 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025²⁸
Mail: Cabarrus County Courthouse, PO Box 70, Concord, NC 28026²⁸
Phone: (704) 262-5500²⁹
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM²⁸
Website: nccourts.gov/…⁸

Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County

Address: Cabarrus County Courthouse, 61 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025²⁸
Mail: Cabarrus County Courthouse, PO Box 70, Concord, NC 28026²⁸
Phone: (704) 262-5500²⁹
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM²⁸
Website: nccourts.gov/…⁸

Clerk of Superior Court, Cabarrus County

Address: Cabarrus County Courthouse, 61 Union Street South, Concord, NC 28025²⁸
Mail: Cabarrus County Courthouse, PO Box 70, Concord, NC 28026²⁸
Phone: (704) 262-5500²⁹
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM²⁸
Website: nccourts.gov/…⁸

Cabarrus County Sheriff's Office

Address: 30 Corban Ave SE, Concord, NC 28025³⁰
Phone: 704-920-3000³⁰
Website: cabarruslaw.us/Home³⁰

Register of Deeds (Vital Records)

Address: 65 Church Street S, Concord, NC 28025⁴
Phone: 704-920-2112⁴
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…¹²

Board of Elections

Address: 369 Church Street N, Concord, NC 28025²⁴
Phone: 704-920-2860 (fax 704-920-2831)²⁴
Email: [email protected]²⁴
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…²⁴

Cabarrus County Public Library: Local History

Address: 27 Union Street N, Concord, NC 28025²⁶
Phone: 704-920-2050²⁶
Website: cabarruscounty.us/…²⁶

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: cabarruscounty.justfoia.com/…²⁴

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Cabarrus County?

The Register of Deeds keeps deed records. Plain copies: Uncertified copies: reasonable amount, $0.25 per page. Certified copies: $5 first page, $2 each additional page.⁴³

How much is a birth certificate in Cabarrus County?

$10 certified, $1 uncertified by mail (births filed in Cabarrus).¹²

Where do I get a divorce decree in Cabarrus County?

Clerk of Court in the county where granted.²⁰

How much does a marriage license cost in Cabarrus County?

$60; both applicants must appear; issued 8 am-4 pm, arrive by 3:30 pm; valid 60 days.¹¹

How do I look up who owns a property in Cabarrus County?

Use the property search of the Tax Administration: Tax Assessment / Tax Revaluation: tax.cabarruscounty.us/RealEstate.aspx⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Cabarrus County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
IndexesCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Register of Deeds Fees (fees.pdf)Cabarrus County Register of Deedsarchived copychecked November 7, 2026
Register of DeedsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Tax AssessmentCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Tax CenterCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Tax AdministrationCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Cabarrus County | North Carolina Judicial BranchNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
Criminal Background Check | North Carolina Judicial BranchNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
G.S. 7A-308NC General Assemblychecked November 4, 2026
Marriage LicenseCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Birth, Marriage and Death RecordsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Assumed Name RegistrationCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Cabarrus County Register of Deeds Remote Access SiteCabarrus County Register of Deeds (site provided by Logan Systems, Inc)checked November 4, 2026
Recording FeesCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
GISCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Real Estate AppealsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Land RecordsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Tax CollectionsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Obtaining Court Records | North Carolina Judicial BranchNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
NCSBI - Background ChecksNC State Bureau of Investigationchecked November 4, 2026
NCDHHS: DPH: NC Vital Records: Order a CertificateNC DHHS Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
Estates | North Carolina Judicial BranchNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 4, 2026
Board of ElectionsCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Voter Registration Data | NCSBENC State Board of Electionschecked November 4, 2026
LibraryCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Document HandlingCabarrus Countychecked November 4, 2026
Cabarrus County CourthouseNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 7, 2026
Cabarrus County Contact DirectoryNorth Carolina Judicial Branchchecked November 7, 2026
Cabarrus County Sheriff's Officechecked November 4, 2026
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026