Our mission is to support the Criminal Justice/Public Safety community and the residents of Buncombe County through timely and accurate data entry services and complete and precise dissemination of information.
CDE creates and maintains the electronic record (which generates and/or supplements the paper documentation) especially in regard to the master name index, warrants, processes, citations, arrests, detention and pawn records.
Maintaining a criminal history record which includes but is not limited to the following documents: the arrest sheet the mug-shot (photograph) the criminal fingerprint card the court disposition record and any court ordered item (e.g. dismissals, corrections, amendments, etc) Providing criminal histories for background checks (Buncombe County cases only). FEE: $5.00 CASH ONLY & 24-hour processing period Download Record Check Request Form for Buncombe County Fingerprinting for the general public for purposes of employment, properties, securities, adoption, etc. FEE: $10.00 CASH ONLY The North Carolina Criminal Background Check for Child Care Workers has moved to a new electronic process. NC Child Care Criminal Background Check Online Portal All fingerprinting for Immigration & Naturalization Services (INS) purposes must be done in Charlotte, North Carolina. For more information, please call the INS HELP LINE at 1-800-375-5283 (9 a.m.- 4 p.m. est).