North Carolina State Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit

Agency or unit type: State agency investigative unit
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This profile describes a specialized unit within a larger organization. It is not counted as proof of an additional independent police employer.

Jurisdiction and responsibilities

The Investigative Services Unit investigates vehicle theft, vehicle-title fraud, driver-license and identity fraud, and odometer fraud. Its statewide specialty differs from ordinary highway patrol and from a municipal stolen-property report. Its regulatory work covers vehicle dealers, safety and emissions inspection stations, and vehicle-repair businesses.

How the agency is organized

The unit is part of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. It is the successor to the DMV License and Theft Bureau and should be represented as one continuing specialized function under its current parent. Legacy License and Theft names and district locations should cross-link to this profile rather than create duplicate departments.

Agency history and local context

The General Assembly created the License and Theft Bureau in 1921 to address automobile theft. The current SHP page confirms a legislative transfer to the Patrol and the Investigative Services Unit name. No effective transfer date is inferred from an undated web page.

Official records and officer resources

The official SHP unit page is the starting point for current investigative and regulated-business information. Its footer lists the Patrol’s central Raleigh address and telephone; those are parent-agency contacts and have not been treated as a separately verified unit headquarters.

FBI data · 2025

No unambiguous match for this agency was made in the FBI 2025 agency tables used for this directory. This does not mean the agency had no crime, no officers or no reporting obligation.

Blank or unavailable values remain “Not published.” Participating agencies and reporting scope vary. Campus figures concern the reporting institution; a city name does not expand them to all local residents. Read the data definitions and limitations.

Sources and review date

Official agency, government and institutional sources are linked below. Contact details and organizational information were reviewed September 24, 2026. Published statistical years are identified separately.

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