Rockingham County Probation Office Phone Number

The Rockingham County probation office sits at 170 NC Highway 65, Reidsville, NC 27320, and shares that facility with the Caswell County office. Direct lines to local probation offices in North Carolina change from time to time, so the most reliable way to find the current Rockingham County probation office phone number is the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction’s online directory of local offices, organized by judicial division and district. If you cannot reach the local line, call the Division of Community Supervision’s central office at (919) 716-3100 and ask to be connected or given the current direct number.¹

Office Location and Hours

The Reidsville office handles probation, parole, and post-release supervision cases for both Rockingham and Caswell counties out of the same building on NC Highway 65. State probation offices in North Carolina generally keep standard business hours of 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Call during those hours if you need to speak to a live person; after-hours messages may not be returned until the next business day, which matters if you were trying to report something time-sensitive.

North Carolina has probation and parole officers in every county, more than 2,000 statewide, and the central office at (919) 716-3100 can route you if the local line is busy or has changed.¹

What to Have Ready Before You Call

Call prepared. If the officer has to call you back because you didn’t have basic information at hand, the delay can create its own problem, especially if your officer reads it as avoidance. Before you dial, pull together:

Your full legal name and date of birth, which the staff will use to pull up your file.
Your supervising officer’s name. The front desk can look it up if you don’t know it, but having it ready is faster.
Your current address and employer. Any change to either must be reported to your officer, so expect to confirm both.²
Payment records for any fines, restitution, court costs, or supervision fees you owe, including amounts paid and amounts outstanding.
Specific dates for any upcoming court appearances or scheduled check-ins you need to discuss or reschedule.

If you have been enrolled in the Offender Accountability Report program, keep your login credentials handy. Officers sometimes reference your most recent online submission during phone contacts.

Online Reporting May Replace the Call

Not every contact has to happen by phone. The NC Department of Adult Correction runs an online Offender Accountability Report (OAR) system that lets eligible probationers submit monthly status updates electronically. If your officer has enrolled you in OAR, you are required to submit the report once a month, answering a series of questions about your current situation. All answers must be accurate, truthful, and complete.³

Missing an OAR deadline counts as a supervision violation on its own. The system does not eliminate every call or in-person meeting, but if you were planning to phone the office for a routine monthly check-in, OAR may already cover it. Enrollment is not automatic; your officer decides eligibility based on your risk level and compliance history.

If You Can’t Reach Your Officer

If you have tried the local line and gotten voicemail, leave a dated message with your name, your officer’s name, and a callback number, then follow up through the central office at (919) 716-3100. Keep a record of when you called. North Carolina courts have recognized that missing a single scheduled contact is not the same as absconding, particularly when the probationer made an effort to communicate. The problem is silence. A missed appointment with no attempt to reach the officer looks very different from a missed appointment with a documented voicemail and a return call the next morning.

Absconding, which means deliberately avoiding supervision or making your whereabouts unknown, is treated far more seriously than a scheduling slip. It is one of the limited grounds that can lead to full revocation of probation on the first violation, so the trail you leave when you cannot reach your officer matters.⁴

Calling About Travel Permission

Travel questions are one of the most common reasons people call a probation office. Staying within the court’s jurisdiction unless you have written permission is a standard condition of probation in North Carolina. For in-state travel within your judicial district, your officer can usually approve a request directly. Call before you go, not after.

Out-of-state travel is more involved. It falls under the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, which requires your officer to follow compact rules and, in many cases, coordinate with the receiving state. Narrow exceptions exist for employment-related travel and medical appointments, but even those require that you return to North Carolina as soon as the work shift or appointment ends.⁵

A permanent move to another state takes weeks and requires formal approval from both the sending and receiving states. Do not relocate first and call afterward. Leaving the jurisdiction without written approval is a violation, and if your officer cannot locate you, it can escalate into an abscond allegation.²

When you call about travel, have your dates, destination, purpose, and (for out-of-state requests) the full address where you’ll be staying ready. Give your officer as much lead time as possible. Last-minute requests are the ones most likely to be denied.

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North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Community Supervision
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North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina Code 15A – 1343 – Conditions of Probation
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North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. Offender Accountability Report Program
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North Carolina General Assembly. North Carolina Code 15A – 1344 – Response to Violations; Alteration and Revocation
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Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision. Travel Permits to the Sending State During Supervision