Dauphin Island, Alabama Public Records

Voter registration in Alabama is run by the Alabama Secretary of State, and the county Board of Registrars keeps the roll for Dauphin Island. 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 Dauphin Island 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 Mobile County page lists those offices.

Incident and crash reports for Dauphin Island come from the Alabama Department of Public Safety, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.

Businesses that operate in Dauphin Island 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.