Alabama Court Records

To begin, add a court record or view a list of locations and resources for Alabama court records.

More often than not, understanding the process of getting the court records you need is the most essential part of your search. Alabama courts equate the term ?public writing,"as it is stated in the section of state Code which affirms the public's right to ownership of governmental records, to be interchangeable with the term ?public records". As such, Alabama court records are in effect, public records.

Court records in Alabama do not only pertain to written documents but also to ?computer tapes themselves"as stated under Alabama Code 36- 12-40[1991]. Specific legislative statements in regards to an individual's right to copy and examine public writings such as the Alabama court records is explicitly contained in code 36-12-40[1975].

These rights to view the court records of Alabama are extended to all citizens with only two general exemptions: specific records which have been deemed confidential by statute, and records pertaining to library circulation. It is worth noting that federal privacy laws do not have jurisdiction over Alabama's public records, except for any records which were created using any amount of funding from sources of the federal government and are regulated by specific federal mandates.