Carteret County, NC Public Defender’s Office

The Carteret County Public Defender's Office is located in Beaufort, NC and is a part of the 3B Defender District. This Defender District also covers the Carteret and Pamlico counties. With one Chief Public Defender, four Assistant Public Defenders, one Investigator and a Legal Assistant, this office provides legal representation to indigent criminal defendants in Carteret County. This office specializes in misdemeanors and misdemeanor probation violations, felonies from classes E through I and felony probation violations, felonies from classes A through D in the District and Superior Courts. However, Public Defenders cannot assist you with traffic infractions, parking tickets, DMV hearings, divorce, equitable distribution and child custody, petitioning the court to return property after the disposition of a case, most civil matters where you want to sue someone or someone is suing you, including small claims, districts and superior courts and any appeals from these civil courts, gun permits or denial or gun permits and expungements. For further assistance, please contact the Carteret County Public Defender's Office directly.