Alabama Public Records
State Level Information
The Code of Alabama defines a Public Record as "all written, typed or printed books, papers, letters, documents and maps made or received in pursuance of law by the public officers of the state, counties, municipalities and other subdivisions of government in the transactions of public business and shall also include any record authorized to be made by any law of this state belonging or pertaining to any court of record or any other public record authorized by law or any paper, pleading, exhibit or other writing filed with, in or by any such court, office or officer."
By Alabama law, only citizens of the state of Alabama are legally entitled to view and / or copy documents in the public record. "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." - Code of Alabama, 36-12-40
State of Alabama Department of Public SafetyState of Alabama Secretary of State
Alabama Department of Agriculture
Alabama Real Estate Commission
Alabama Department of Revenue
Alabama Department of Transportation
Alabama State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Court Record Resources
The accessibility and availability of specific court documents in the state of Alabama depends on several criteria that may make the public release of those documents detrimental to the health or well being of individuals named or otherwise identified in those documents. Information that is readily accessible for the purposes of background checks in Alabama includes entries in the Alabama Sex Offender Registry as well as currently incarcerated inmates within the Alabama Department of Corrections.
Alabama Judicial BranchAlabama Criminal Justice Commission
Alabama State Capitol Police
Alabama Department of Corrections
Alabama Attorney General