Montgomery County Background Information
Montgomery County is located in the state of North Carolina. The county seat is Troy. The populace of Montgomery County in 2020 was only 25,751.
It was formed in 1779.
It was named in honor and respect of Richard Montgomery, an American Revolutionary War general killed in 1775 while attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada.
Montgomery County Arrest Records
Each individual arrest record is kept and maintained in Montgomery County. Montgomery County crimes are put into violent crimes and property crimes. There were 52 violent and 226 property crimes in Montgomery County in 2021.
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Chris Watkins
111 W Main St, Troy, NC 27371
Office TelePhone: (910) 572-1313
Fax: (910) 572-9236
Montgomery County Criminal Records
The authorities across Montgomery County repeatedly update all criminal records. Both jail records and inmate records are included in this.
The Montgomery County sex offender register must be kept up to date. This register includes any sex offender who spends time in Montgomery County. Any member of the public can ask for access to this list in Montgomery County. Therefore, anyone in Montgomery County has the right to, by way of example, lookout for any offenders near to their home.
Montgomery County Court Records
In Montgomery County, each individual court record is maintained by the county courthouse. Records can be obtained face to face at:
Montgomery County Courthouse
108 E Main St
Troy, NC 27371
Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST
Phone: (910) 571-3700
Fax: (910) 571-3707
When a decision is contested in lower courts in North Carolina, The Court of Appeals has the ability to review. These lower courts are the 100 superior or trial courts in each of the 100 counties.
NOTE - Standard records can be delivered to the requested by fax, email, or mail. Montgomery County official records can only be directed via mail.
Montgomery County Public Records
Every single person within the Montgomery County region has vital records kept on them. In fact, Montgomery County is actually in control of collecting some of these documents. The records in question may feature birth, death, and marriage certificates, divorce decrees, and other vital records.
Vital record copies are then posted straight to the Office of Vital Statistics. Having multiple copies keeps the records safe and they can then be used for statistical analysis in the future.
The North Carolina Public Records Law, passed in 1935, means that all Montgomery County residents can access and copy all public vital records. This gives every Montgomery County citizen the right to access local and state government public records. There were updates made to this law in 2005. In Montgomery County, occupants can procure public records at:
Montgomery County Clerk
108 E Main St
Troy, NC 27371
Phone: (910) 576-4221
Fax: (910) 576-2209
NOTE - The office is only open between 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EST on Monday to Friday. If a person wishes to purchase files, they must bring some form of photo identification. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. Montgomery County insists upon record applications being put in writing.
