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Alabama Public Records
Search Alabama public records quickly, easily and
affordably using these state and county government
resources.
Public records—in Alabama and
elsewhere—are not only super informative, but also
extremely easy to locate. That's because public records
in Alabama and nationwide are, in fact, public, and are
therefore readily available to everyday citizens just as
they are to law enforcement officials, private
investigators and research librarians.
Indeed, to access public records, Alabama
residents need look no further than their state and
county governments, which have a public mandate to help
them find and access free Alabama public records,
including marriage, death and birth certificates, for
instance, as well as property records, court records and
more. Even Alabama public criminal records are readily
available to private citizens like you.
Whether you live in a small county such
as Etowah County or a large one like Jefferson County,
Alabama public records are waiting for you at the
following Alabama Web sites:
State
of Alabama Public Records Web Sites:
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Alabama.gov - Licenses:
To
locate Alabama professionals' credentials, visit
Alabama.gov, where you can search and verify
licenses for a variety of state-registered
professionals, including architects, doctors,
homebuilders, plumbers, social workers and more.
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Alabama Administrative Office of
Courts:
The Alabama Administrative Office of Courts, which
can connect you with public records Alabama state
courts—including trial courts, traffic courts,
family courts, juvenile courts and appellate
courts—keep.
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Alabama Administrative Office of
Courts - Records Management Department:
If
you're looking for Alabama public court records,
you'll want to consult the AOC Records Management
Department, which is responsible for the creation,
organization, maintenance, preservation, retrieval
and disposition of court records. On its Web site,
you can even submit an electronic records request.
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Alabama Background Check:
Using Alabama Background Check, Alabama's official
background check system, qualifying employers can
access Alabama public criminal records for the
purpose of screening current and potential
employees.
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics
- Birth Certificates:
To find out how to access and order birth
certificates, consult the Alabama Center for Health
Statistics, which tells you who can access public
records Alabama keeps pertaining to births and how.
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics
- Death Records:
To find out how to access and order death
certificates, consult the Alabama Center for Health
Statistics, which tells you who can access public
records Alabama keeps pertaining to deaths and how.
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics
- Divorce Certificates:
To
find out how to access and order divorce
certificates, consult the Alabama Center for Health
Statistics, which tells you who can access Alabama
divorce records and how.
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Alabama Center for Health Statistics
- Marriage Certificates:
To
find out how to access and order marriage
certificates, consult the Alabama Center for Health
Statistics, which tells you who can access Alabama
marriage records and how.
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Alabama Criminal Justice Information
Center:
Consult the Alabama Criminal Justice Information
Center's citizens page in order to learn how and if
you can access Alabama public criminal records.
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Alabama Department of Archives and
History - Family History and Genealogy:
To
find records for family members who live or have
lived in Alabama, consult the Alabama Department of
Archives and History, which can connect you with
vital records, historical resources such as
newspaper articles, census information and more.
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Alabama Department of Archives and
History - Military Records:
To
find military records for Alabama citizens, consult
the Alabama Department of Archives and History,
where you can submit a reference request online and
find links to appropriate federal resources.
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Alabama Department of Corrections -
Inmate Records:
For Alabama public criminal records, visit the
Alabama Department of Corrections, which offers an
inmate search that you can use to find information
about criminals who are currently incarcerated,
including their name, age, race, gender and
location.
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Alabama Department of Public Safety -
Sex Offender Search:
Consult the Alabama Department of Public Safety to
locate registered sex offenders throughout the state
of Alabama, including those in your area, for whom
you can get names, addresses, ages and photographs.
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Alabama Department of Revenue -
Property Tax Records:
To
locate Alabama property tax records, consult the
Alabama Department of Revenue's property tax map,
which you can use to locate county-specific links
and contacts.
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Alabama Directory - Counties:
For a list of Alabama county Web sites, consult the
Alabama directory. Individual counties can connect
you with a variety of public records, such as birth,
death, marriage and divorce records, as well as
probate court records, which include information
related to wills, estates and name changes.
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Alabama Secretary of State - Business
Search:
To
find an Alabama business or corporation, search the
Alabama secretary of state's Web site for public
records such as business name, business owner and
business address.
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Alabama Secretary of State - Campaign
Finance Records:
To search for political donors under
the Fair Campaign Practices Act, consult the Alabama
secretary of state, where you can search political
candidates' campaign records for contributions.
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United States Bankruptcy Court -
Northern District of Alabama:
For bankruptcy records, you must contact the
appropriate federal bankruptcy court. The Northern
District of Alabama bankruptcy court serves
Anniston, Birmingham, Decatur and Tuscaloosa.
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United States Bankruptcy Court -
Middle District of Alabama:
For bankruptcy records, you must contact the
appropriate federal bankruptcy court. The Northern
District of Alabama bankruptcy court serves
Montgomery, Opelika, and Dothan.
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United States Bankruptcy Court -
Southern District of Alabama:
For bankruptcy records, you must
contact the appropriate federal bankruptcy court.
The Northern District of Alabama bankruptcy court
serves Mobile.
Jefferson
County, Alabama, Public Records Web Sites:
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Jeffco InTouch:
For a directory of departments, services and
contacts within Jefferson County—many of whom can
help you locate appropriate records—visit Jeffco
InTouch.
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Jefferson County Clerk's Office:
If
you live in Jefferson County, Alabama public records
may be available via the county clerk's office,
which publishes contact information for circuit
courts, criminal courts and family courts in
Jefferson County.
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Jefferson County Probate Court:
Contact the Jefferson County Probate Court for
public records such as marriage records; property
records, including deeds and mortgages; wills; and
adoptions.
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Jefferson County Sheriff's Office -
Inmate Records:
For information about criminal offenders
incarcerated in Jefferson County, consult the
sheriff's office.
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Jefferson County Electronic
Courthouse:
For public property records, search the Jefferson
County Electronic Courthouse, which maintains
Jefferson County property records kept by the county
board of equalization, tax assessor and tax
collector.
Mobile
County, Alabama, Public Records Web Sites:
Montgomery
County, Alabama, Public Records Web Sites:
Other Useful Alabama Web Sites:
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Alabama Bar Association:
Need to find Alabama lawyers? Use the Alabama Bar
Association's lawyer lookup tool to search Alabama
lawyers by name, law firm or law school, and to find
Alabama elected officials by county or position.
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National Center for State Courts:
For a listing of links to Alabama courts that keep
public court records,
including appellate courts, probate courts and circuit
courts, consult the National Center for State Courts.
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