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Tutorial
Researching North Carolina criminal records through 123NC.Com allows you the
same access as that given on the clerk's workstation terminals located in courthouses
throughout the state. These terminals are linked to the mainframe computer
maintained by the Administrative Offices of the Court (AOC). Records begin
with information entered by the local court clerks at their work station terminals
and are updated throughout any given day. The records are entered in a standard
form by the clerks. There are numerous standard abbreviations used by all these
clerks to denote pleas, case status and the like. There are also fields or
areas on the standard form where clerks make notes in a narrative style to
record specific orders by a judge hearing a particular case. Since criminal
records retrieved through 123NC.Com come to you exactly as they would appear
at the courthouse, we would like to explain what some of these abbreviations
are and generally assist you in reading criminal records.
Just click on the
highlighted areas of this sample file for an explanation
of the various fields. Each record you retrieve through 123NC.Com will
have the same hyper-links and will lead you to the proper field explanation.
Once you click an area, the appropriate explanation will appear at the top
of the page.
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Record Detail
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| Defendant Name GREEN,MICHAEL,T |
| Case Number 01CR123456 |
| Case Data |
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| County Code: 640 |
County Name: NEW HANOVER |
| Case Sequence: 053119 |
Case Number: 01CR123456 |
Case Year: 2001 |
Case Type (Court currently having jurisdiction): CR
CR = Criminal District Court CRS = Criminal Superior Court |
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| Defendant Name: GREEN,MICHAEL,T |
Race: White |
| Defendant Address: 3877 MERESTONE
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Sex: Male |
| Defendant Address: |
Date of birth: 12/05/1965 |
| City: WILMINGTON , State: NC Zip
Code: 284120000 |
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| SSN: |
Driver's License Number and State: NC 12345678 |
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| Citation Number: C1083828 |
Trial Date: 08/16/2001 |
| District Court Case Process Type: C |
| Superior Court Case Process Type: C |
| Defendant State Identifier: |
Defendant In Jail Indicator: |
| Date Case Served on Defendant: 04/26/2001 |
| Check Digit Number: |
Case Office Location Code: |
| Local Identification Number: |
Originating Agency Routing Identifier: |
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| Defendant Name GREEN,MICHAEL,T |
| Case Number 01CR123456 |
| Offense Data |
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| Offense Sequence Number: 01 |
01 - 49 District Court Case Offense
51 - 99 Superior Court Case Offense |
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| Charged Offense Code: 5405 |
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| Charged Offense Type: T |
F = Felony M=Misdemeanor T=Traffic Misdemeanor I = Infractions |
| Charged Offense Description: DRIVING
WHILE IMPAIRED |
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| Charged Offense Statute Number: 20-138.1 |
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| Arraigned Offense Code: 5405 |
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| Arraigned Offense Type: T |
F = Felony M=Misdemeanor T=Traffic Misdemeanor I = Infractions |
| Arraigned Offense Description: DRIVING
WHILE IMPAIRED |
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| Arraigned Offense Statute Number: 20-138.1 |
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| Convicted Offense Code: |
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| Convicted Offense Type: |
F = Felony M=Misdemeanor T=Traffic Misdemeanor I = Infractions |
| Convicted Offense Description: DWI -
LEVEL 5 |
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| Convicted Offense Statute Number: 20-138.1(A) |
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| Called and Failed Date: |
Convicted Offense Class: |
| Failure to Appear Date: |
Plea Code: NOT GUILTY |
| Order for Arrest Date: |
Verdict Code: GUILTY |
| Method of Disposition Code: JUDGEMENT |
Offense Disposition Date: 08/16/2001 |
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| Fine Amount ($00): 00100 |
Court Costs Amount ($00): 0090 |
| Restitution Amount ($00.00): |
Monies Paid Indicator: Y |
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Monies to-be-paid Date: |
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| Non-Motor Vehicle Fail-To-Comply Date: |
Show-Cause Order Date: |
| Probation Violation Date: |
Motor Vehicle Failure-To-Comply Date: |
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| Special Condition: NOT OPERATE
MV ON NC HWYS,NO LDP BEGIN/DURING 081601- |
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Identifiers and case numbers
A clerk enters information on his or her work terminal from a variety of
documents, such as arrest warrants, traffic tickets and police reports.
A case number is assigned, the defendants name is entered along with any
identifiers, such as race, date of birth, drivers license number or address,
that appear on the documents. Sometimes, there are few identifiers and these
fields are left blank. Cases with the notation CR, such as 99CR1234, are cases
heard in district court. Cases noted as IF, such as 99IF1234, are generally
minor traffic infractions. Cases with the notation CRS, such as 99CRS1234,
are cases heard in superior court. Cases can be bound over to superior court
from district court. Generally, these are more serious cases, such as felony.
In these cases, 99CR1234 becomes 99CRS1234. (Note: The 123NC.Com search
will direct you to both the CRS and the CR cases in these instances.)
Case Disposition
As cases progress through the court, the case disposition is noted by the clerk. For example, the case could be DISPOSED and over with, or PENDING action, such as awaiting a trial date. If the person was called for trial and failed to appear an OFA, Order For Arrest, will be noted. The individual may have been charged with a crime but the police were unsuccessful in serving the warrant, noted by WARRANT RETURNED UNSERVED, or RTNUNSVD, meaning warrant returned unserved.
Trial Dates
The clerk will enter a trial date as the case is called for the court calendar.
Charged Offense / Convicted Offense
An original charge is entered following an arrest or traffic violation and after a warrant for arrest has been issued. The designations F,M,T,IF will appear in this field for Felony, Misdemeanor, Traffic or Infraction. Following the charge is a number referring to what statute violation is involved in this particular case. The convicted offense may be different from the original charge. For example, a person may be charged with Felony Possession of a Controlled Substance. At trial, this could be reduced to a Misdemeanor.
Offense / Disposition Dates
The clerk will note the date of the offense .When and if the case is settled, the clerk notes the disposition date.
Plea and Verdict Codes
Standard abbreviations are used for the pleas and verdicts and are as follows: Plea and Verdict Table
Method of Disposition
The method of disposition (MOD) refers to how a case was disposed. For example, if a jury heard a particular case, it would be given the designation JR. If a case were dismissed by the judge or district attorney, it would be given the designation VD for Voluntary Dismissal.. The following is a full list of the abbreviations used by the clerks:
MOD Table
Fines and Costs
Fines, costs and any restitution paid as part of a conviction are entered here.
Sentence Information
If an active sentence is given, it is noted here. A sentence
of 24 days is denoted as 24D, 24 months as 24M and 24 years as 24Y. A life
sentence is denoted by the letter L.
Case Consolidation
Sometimes cases are consolidated for sentencing. The case number for consolidation is entered here. This will be a case number from the
same county as the record in question.
Probation Information
Probation is listed here and, like sentencing, is given in Days, Months and Years. The type of probation is also noted as either
Supervised or UN-supervised.
Case Appealed
Cases that result in conviction at the district court level are appealed. The results of the appeal are given in the CRS version of
the same case number. For example, if case # 97 CR 123 is appealed to superior
court, it will then carry the case number 97 CRS 123.
Clerk's Notes
The clerk enters notes here that reflect a variety of
possible actions taken in a particular case. Specific orders by the judge
hearing the case are given here. For example, a judge may impose specific
conditions for probation or conditions under which a sentence will be served.
There are few specific abbreviations used here by the clerks entering the
information. The notes are helpful, though, especially in helping us track the
progress of a case through the judicial process.
| Plea and Verdict Abbreviations |
| GL |
GUILTY TO LESSER |
| GU | GUILTY |
| NC | NO CONTEST |
| JA | JUDGMENT ARRESTED |
| PJ | PRAYER FOR JUDGMENT |
| NG | NOT GUILTY |
| NR | NOT RESPONSIBLE |
| RL | RESPONSIBLE TO LESSER |
| RS | RESPONSIBLE |
| Method of Disposition Abbreviations |
| CV | CHANGE OF VENUE |
| DC | DISMISSED BY THE COURT |
| DD | DISMISSAL W/OUT LEAVE AFTER DEFERRED PROSECUTION |
| VD | VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL |
| VL | VOLUNTARY LEAVE |
| ST | DISMISSED BY DA-SPEEDY TRIAL |
| FE | FIGHT EX-TRADITION |
| FP | FRIVOLOUS PROSECUTION |
| HC | HABEAS CORPUS HEARING |
| JU | JUDGEMENT |
| JR | JURY TRIAL |
| MA | MAGISTRATE COURT |
| NS | NEVER TO BE SERVED |
| NP | NO PROBABLE CAUSE |
| NB | NO TRUE BILL RETURNED |
| OT | OTHER |
| PC | PROBABLE CAUSE FOUND |
| PO | PROCESS OTHER |
| PR | PROBATION REVOCATION |
| RM | REMANDED TO DISTRICT COURT |
| SI | TRANSFERED TO SUPERIOR COURT |
| WE | WAIVER OF EX-TRADITION |
| WP | WAIVED PROBABLE CAUSE |
| WC | WAIVED BY CLERK |
| WM | WAIVED BY MAGISTRATE |
| WD | WITHDRAWN FROM SUPERIOR COURT |
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