Davie County Court Records
Davie County civil court records are managed by the Clerk of Superior Court in Mocksville. This small, rural county in the Piedmont region of North Carolina joined the eCourts system in October 2025. Civil court records are open to the public for review at the courthouse. You can also search many records through the statewide online portal. The clerk's office at 140 South Main Street handles all civil filings, judgments, and case documents for the county. Mocksville, the county seat, is the only courthouse location in Davie County.
Davie County Civil Court Records Office
Ellen Drechsler is the Clerk of Superior Court for Davie County. The office address is 140 South Main Street, Mocksville, NC 27028. Call (336) 936-3000 for questions about civil court records.
The Davie County NC Judicial Branch page provides court calendars, local rules, and links to the eCourts portal. You can find hours and phone numbers there as well.
From the Judicial Branch site, you can go straight to the case search tool for Davie County civil court records.
How to Look Up Civil Court Records
You have two main options for searching Davie County civil court records. The first is a visit to the courthouse in Mocksville. Public access terminals in the lobby let you search the VCAP database for civil cases, judgments, and liens. This costs nothing.
The online option uses the NC eCourts Portal. Pick Davie County from the dropdown and type in a name or case number. The portal returns docket entries, hearing dates, and case status. You do not need an account for basic searches. Up to 200 results show per query.
Wildcard searches are allowed. Use an asterisk after a partial name to find all matching civil court records. The search works on phones and tablets without needing to install an app.
Note: Online results show a summary of the public docket, not the full official case file.
Civil Records Filed in Davie County
The Davie County clerk's office stores several types of civil court records. Each filing gets a unique case number that you can use to track it.
- Complaints and responses in civil lawsuits
- Court orders and motions
- Judgments and consent orders
- Lien filings and judgment abstracts
- Small claims actions
Davie County court records date back to 1834. The county was formed from Rowan County, and early records reflect the agricultural roots of the area. Land records go back even further, to 1792. Civil court records in the modern system are searchable through the VCAP terminals and the eCourts portal.
District Court handles civil cases under $25,000 in Davie County. Superior Court takes cases above that amount. Both types of civil court records are kept at the clerk's office in Mocksville. Judgment records include the parties, amount, dates, and satisfaction status. Lien records show debts attached to real property in the county.
The Davie County government website also has links to county services and public records.
Accessing Public Court Records in Davie County
North Carolina law protects your right to view civil court records. Under N.C.G.S. 132-6, any person may inspect public records during normal business hours. The Davie County clerk's office follows this rule for all civil case files.
Restricted records include juvenile proceedings, sealed cases, adoption files, and mental health commitments. All other civil court records in Davie County are public.
The County Attorney reviews some public records requests in Davie County. A formal records request policy was adopted in November 2019. For court records specifically, you deal with the Clerk of Superior Court rather than the county attorney's office.
Social Security Numbers are redacted from all public records in the system. They do not show up in search results on the eCourts portal or the VCAP terminals. This protects privacy while still giving the public full access to civil court records in Davie County.
More details on record access are at the NC guide on obtaining court records. The NC Judicial Branch page for Davie County also walks through the process step by step.
This guide covers both online and in-person options for getting civil court records from the Davie County clerk.
Copy Fees and Costs
In-person viewing of civil court records is free at the Davie County Courthouse. Copies cost $0.25 per page, which is the state standard. Certified copies have an added $2.00 fee per certification.
You can pay by check or money order made out to the Clerk of Superior Court. Call ahead if you need a large number of copies so the staff can prepare.
Mocksville and Davie County History
Davie County was carved from Rowan County in 1836 and named after William R. Davie, a governor of North Carolina. Mocksville has been the county seat since the start. The town is small but serves as the center for court business in the county.
Civil court records here often involve property disputes, contract claims, and debt matters tied to the local farming and small business economy. The county has one courthouse, making it easy to know where to go for any civil court records request.
Davie County sits between Winston-Salem and Statesville. Some residents work in those larger cities but file civil cases in Davie County. The mix of rural land and suburban growth creates a range of civil court records, from farm lease disputes to construction claims. The eCourts portal lets you check multiple counties if a case involves parties from different areas.
For older records, marriage records date from 1851, and probate records go back to 1837. The NC Judicial Branch and the NC Public Records Law support your right to access these files.
Note: Historical records before 1913 for births and deaths may be held at the NC State Archives rather than the county level.