Golf Carts

To register your golf cart, please complete an application and select from one of the following options below.

Online

Once an applicant has completed the application, please contact the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office. Applicant should include a copy of their liability insurance policy which covers the golf cart. If scanning is not possible, please make a copy and mail to the sheriff’s office. Applicant must also submit the required application fee of $25.00 by cash, money order or cashier’s check. This fee can be mailed or returned to the Sheriff’s Office in person. No personal checks will be accepted.

Mailing and Physical Address:
Carteret County Sheriff’s Office
304 Craven Street
Beaufort, NC   28516

Once the Sheriff’s Office receives the application, copy of the insurance policy and the application fee, an inspection of the golf cart by a deputy will be scheduled. After passing the inspection, the applicant will be mailed a registration inspection sticker which should be affixed to the back of the golf cart.

In Person

Complete application at the sheriff’s office during regular business hours. Applicant should bring a copy of their liability insurance policy which covers the golf cart and pay the application fee of $25.00 by cash, money order or cashier’s check. No personal checks will be accepted.

Once the Sheriff’s Office receives the application, copy of the insurance policy and the application fee, an inspection of the golf cart by a deputy will be scheduled. After passing the inspection, the applicant will be mailed a registration inspection sticker which should be affixed to the back of the golf cart.

Golf Cart Inspection Requirements

  • Two operating front headlights visible from a distance of at least 250 feet
  • Two operating taillights visible from at least 250 feet
  • Two operating brake lights visible from at least 250 feet
  • Two operating turn signals visible from at least 250 feet
  • Rearview Mirror Pass Fail Reflector or side marker lights (at least one per side) Operable Parking brake
  • Seat belts for all seating positions
  • Windshield
  • Cannot exceed three rows of seats

List of areas within unincorporated Carteret County where golf carts are allowed

County Ordinance