Alabama, Marshall County
Where Arab's records are kept. Court and property records for Arab sit with Marshall County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Alabama.
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As a small town, Arab relies on Marshall County and the State of Alabama for its public records. The cards below are the Alabama state offices, and the Marshall County offices are on our Marshall County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Search the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency's alert records by last name, type, status, city or state: Amber and Blue Alerts, missing children and adults, endangered persons and fugitives.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Community Information CenterProperty records
The Alabama Department of Revenue lists each county's tax assessor or revenue commissioner, with address, phone and a link to that county's online appraisal and assessment records.
Open official site Alabama Department of Revenue County Appraisal and Assessment RecordsState records
Researchers can visit or send requests to the Alabama Department of Archives and History, which keeps digital collections, county records on microfilm, newspapers, maps, church records and Civil War service records.
Open official site Alabama Department of Archives and HistoryCounty court
North Alabama's federal bankruptcy court sits in Anniston, Huntsville, Birmingham and Tuscaloosa and posts each judge's hearings, a 30 day attorney calendar and trustee 341 meeting reports, with case details by phone.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of AlabamaCounty court
Alabama's Unified Judicial System site serves the Supreme Court and both appeals courts, with the Appellate Courts Public Portal, AlaFile electronic filing for trial courts and the State Law Library.
Open official site Alabama Judicial SystemVital records
Divorce certificates for Alabama divorces since 1950 come from the Center for Health Statistics to anyone paying the $15 search fee, which covers one certified copy; for earlier cases, ask the county circuit court.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Divorce CertificatesVital records
Alabama's Center for Health Statistics has filed marriage certificates since August 1936, open to anyone; a $15 search includes one certified copy. Earlier records sit with the county probate office.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Marriage CertificatesVital records
The Alabama Center for Health Statistics holds birth certificates filed since 1908, restricted for 125 years to the person, close family or a legal representative. The $15 search fee includes one certified copy.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Birth CertificatesVital records
Through any Alabama county health department, usually while you wait, or by mail in about 7 to 10 days, the Center for Health Statistics issues certified birth, death, marriage and divorce certificates.
Open official site Alabama Department of Public Health Vital RecordsPolice & jail
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency posts wanted fugitives with case number, offense category, issue date and place last seen; tips go to the agency named on each listing or to ALEA.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Fugitive SearchPolice & jail
ALEA's Criminal Justice Information Services keeps Alabama's registry of more than 16,000 sex offenders, updated daily from local law enforcement; juvenile, youthful offender and some out of state cases are not posted.
Open official site Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Sex Offender RegistryFederal
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Arab.
Open official site Arab Alabama Census QuickFactsEverything else, organized
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Local record guide
What we hold on Arab, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Arab, a place of 8,461 people, keeps its own council and town business records. In Alabama, deeds, marriage certificates, wills and estates are recorded by the Judge of Probate, which for Arab means the Marshall County Probate Office in Guntersville. Court cases, from small claims to felonies, go through the Marshall County Circuit Clerk. See our Marshall County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
What the records show here, and the office that holds the mine maps.
Arab sits over the Appalachian Region and the coal there is medium and high volatile bituminous, worked underground in many places. The USGS coal fields map is drawn at a small scale, so it shows the ground, not a parcel.
Nothing at all is on record inside the town limits: no mine, no shaft, no adit and no pit. That is what the files say, and it is not a clearance. Those files record a working only where one was catalogued or drawn on a survey sheet, and on coal ground the sheets are thin: the maps that show the rooms and the pillars are held by Alabama Department of Labor, Mine Safety office (underground mine maps) and that office is where to ask for them.
Alabama abandoned mine maps ranks every county and town in the state by the workings recorded inside it, names the office that holds the mine maps, and says what to do if the ground moves.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
Straight answers
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Voter registration in Alabama is run by the Alabama Secretary of State, and the county Board of Registrars keeps the roll for Arab. You can register online, by mail or in person. Registration is closed during the 14 days before an election and on election day.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Alabama come from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics. The fee is $15 for a search, which includes one certified copy; additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each. Any county health department in Alabama issues certified copies of Alabama vital records, most while you wait.
Deeds for property in Arab are recorded by the Judge of Probate, the county Tax Assessor, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices sets the assessed value, and the county Tax Collector, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices sends the tax bill. Our Marshall County page lists those offices.
Businesses that operate in Arab register with the Alabama Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. State and county business privilege licenses are issued by the county Probate Judge or License Commissioner where the business is located, and cities set their own licenses.
Alabama criminal history checks are run by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Criminal Records Identification Unit. The fee is $25 by money order or cashier's check; each additional copy is $5. Fingerprint based request: send the ALEA Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record Information with fingerprints and a copy of your photo ID, in person at 301 S. Ripley Street, Montgomery, or by mail to PO Box 1511, Montgomery, AL 36102-1511.
Same county
Other places in Marshall County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Marshall County records are on the county page.