Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Laurinburg is a city in Scotland County, North Carolina, with about 15,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Laurinburg offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Laurinburg, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Laurinburg records are kept
- Kept by the City of Laurinburg: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Scotland County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Scotland County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Laurinburg police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Laurinburg police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Laurinburg police records.
- Website: laurinburg.org/public-safety/police/services (page title: Services | City of Laurinburg)
- Phone: 919-861-3098
- Address: 303 West Church Street Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Scotland County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Laurinburg City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: laurinburg.org/city-directory (page title: City of Laurinburg NC City Department and Staff Directory and contact info.)
- Phone: 910-276-8324
- Address: 303 West Church Street Laurinburg, NC 28352
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Laurinburg
North Carolina public records law applies to the city government of Laurinburg. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Laurinburg Arrest Records
The Laurinburg arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Laurinburg's arrests to the FBI and the 1,151 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Laurinburg is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Laurinburg Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Laurinburg, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Laurinburg warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Laurinburg inmate search (the custody page of the Scotland County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Laurinburg criminal records (the court file, the North Carolina criminal history and the local arrest records), Laurinburg court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Laurinburg police reports (which agency holds a report and what the North Carolina Public Records Act requires), Laurinburg traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Laurinburg DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Laurinburg divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Laurinburg property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Laurinburg website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Laurinburg offices listed above, and the city's own website is laurinburg.org; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Laurinburg?
Request it from the Laurinburg police records unit at laurinburg.org/public-safety/police/services, phone 919-861-3098. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Laurinburg?
Laurinburg cases are heard by the courts that serve Scotland County, and people arrested in Laurinburg are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Scotland County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Laurinburg?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. North Carolina public records law applies to city governments.