In accordance with North Carolina General Statute 18B-902 each person applying for an ABC permit must submit fingerprints to be used for a criminal background check.

County:

Alamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore NA Nash New Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey

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In addition to your completed Permit Forms package, please submit the following fingerprinting materials to the NC ABC Commission

• Fingerprint Card obtained from a local law enforcement/government agency
• Photocopy of a government-issued photo identification document (Valid ID)
• A completed Authority For Release of Information
• Cashier’s/Certified check or money order made payable to the NC ABC Commission for $38.00

The applicant's fingerprints shall be forwarded to the State Bureau of Investigation for a search of the State's criminal history record file, and the State Bureau of Investigation shall forward a set of the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history check. The Commission shall keep all information privileged and confidential, in accordance with applicable State law and federal guidelines, and it shall not be a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.

Note: Applicants for the following types of permits are exempt from the fingerprinting requirement: Special One-Time / Limited Special Occasion / Wholesale Salesman / Vendor Representative / Non-resident Beer and/or Wine Vendor