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Alabama Capital: Montgomery  |  Counties (and county governments): 67  |  Municipal governments: 446

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Public records in Alabama include:

Court Records:

  • Divorce records
  • Docket calendars
  • Estate records
  • Legal Documents
  • Property records
  • Wills, Deeds, and more.

Environmental Records that impact the Alabama environment:

  • Regulations
  • Public Notices
  • Records of mining and drilling.

enealogy and Family History: Information may be found at Genealogical Societies
Historical Societies
History Museums and Archives.

  • Biographies
  • Cemetery documents
  • Census documents
  • Court documents
  • Military documents
  • Newspaper articles
  • Obituaries
  • Vital records

Government Documents open to the public:

  • Laws and codes which govern each county & municipality
  • Alabama Constitution
  • Laws and Codes
  • Unclaimed Property

Jail & Prison Records:

  • Fugitive / escapee information
  • Incident / offense reports
  • Inmate locators
  • Jail logs

Sex Offenders:

  • Current addresses
  • Data sheets and Photo's

Vital Records:

  • Birth, Death, and Marriage records.

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Section 36-12-40[1991] of the Code of Alabama states that "every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute."

Statewide Public Records

 

There are some Alabama public records online, although not all are updated as needed. The best way to get a public record is to go to the source and ask for it. Even though bound to provide records to the public upon request, not all of the custodians are living up to this law. Some of Alabama's officials are indifferent to the needs of the public and will not provide requested records unless forced by a judge.

 

A survey was done in all 67 counties and 192 cities which found only 45% of sheriffs offices supplied Incident / offense reports, 61% of police departments supplied Incident / offense reports, and only 63% supplied jail logs.(1)

 

Not all Alabama records are public records. Any document containing sensitive information, such as ongoing criminal investigations, are not available to the public.

 

A reasonable fee to cover costs incurred for making copies, searching for records, etc., may be charged for providing public documents.

 

Public Writing” has been broadly defined by the Supreme Court to mean “such a record as is reasonably necessary to record the business and activities required to be done or carried on by a public officer so that the status and condition of such business and activities can be known by our citizens.”(2


Alabama Statewide Public Records

Alabama State Archives:

Local Government Records Microfilm Database
Newspapers (check both databases):
Hardbound Newspapers Database
Newspapers on Microfilm Database
Map Database
 

Alabama Secretary of State:

Code of Alabama

Acts of Alabama Search Options:

Civil Law Notaries Search Options:

Corporations Search:

Elections Search:

Missing and/or exploited children

Notaries Public Search:

UCC Search Options:

BLM Land Records - Federal

Land Record Search- State

 

Alabama State Environmental Agencies:

Department of Environmental Management:

Alabama Engineers and Land Surveyors

Alabama Surface Mining Licenses

Forestry Commission Home Page
Burn permits, publications, updates, and services.

Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA)- founded in 1848 to explore and evaluates Alabama's natural resources. 
State Oil and Gas Board (OGB) - regulatory agency in charge of promoting conservation of petroleum resources and protection of both the environment and owners rights.

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources:

Alabama Dept. of Agriculture & Industries

 

Alabama Public Records
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