Case number format guide

North Carolina eCourts Portal case number format

Use the documented format cues and official entry route below before you try a case-number or party-name search.

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24 verified official routes · Last reviewed 2026-07-22

North Carolina eCourts across all 100 counties

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    North Carolina eCourts Portal

    North Carolina eCourts across all 100 counties

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    Case number format
    Enterprise Justice numbers contain a two-digit year, letter case type, six-digit sequence, and three-digit county identifier.
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    2026-07-22
    Public / restricted
    Public court information and documents; restricted case types require authorized elevated access

    The official judiciary says eCourts is live in all 100 counties and supports case, hearing, judgment, and payment tasks.

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Officially documented format evidence

Case-number cues for North Carolina eCourts Portal

Enterprise Justice numbers contain a two-digit year, letter case type, six-digit sequence, and three-digit county identifier.

Published examples

  • 21CR000003-910

Signals used by this matcher

  • North Carolina Enterprise Justice signal: year, type, sequence, county

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01 State / state North Carolina eCourts Portal North Carolina eCourts across all 100 counties Search byCase number · Party name · Citation / ticket number · Hearing date · Filing or event date CostFree public search; payment functions are separate Verified2026-07-22
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Record access
Public court information and documents; restricted case types require authorized elevated access
Case number guidance
Enterprise Justice numbers contain a two-digit year, letter case type, six-digit sequence, and three-digit county identifier.

The official guide describes free public search and record access. Fines, fees, and other payment functions are separate transactions.

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