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Find the right office in Madison County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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Madison County Circuit Clerk for the Twenty Third Judicial Circuit of Alabama, the official record keeper for district and circuit court cases, collecting fines and fees and taking records requests.
Open official site Madison County CourtCourt records
Search real estate, property records and other records.
Open official site Madison County Recorded DocumentsPolice & jail
The Madison County Sheriff's Office is the county's law enforcement agency and holds its arrest records, incident and accident reports and the roster of people held in the county jail.
Open official site Madison County SheriffVital records
Birth, death and marriage records and information.
Open official site Madison County Birth, Death and Marriage CertificatesCity records
Madison County Schools publishes its school board agendas and minutes, its budget, its policies and its calendar, and the district office answers requests for student records.
Open official site Madison County SchoolsState records
Renewal of tag or title for an automobile, boat and more.
Open official site Madison County Licenses and Tags InformationFederal
Quick, easy facts about people, business and geography.
Open official site Madison County Census InformationCounty court
Misdemeanor, Traffic Citations and City Ordinance Violations.
Open official site Huntsville Municipal CourtCity records
Search for information for county businesses.
Open official site Madison County Business InformationCity records
Madison County Airport: Local airport information, on the official site of the office that keeps it.
Open official site Madison County AirportState records
Index of Madison County's services and information.
Open official site Madison County Directory of DepartmentsCity records
The Madison County public library gives readers its catalogue, its online databases and the local history and genealogy collections it holds for the county.
Open official site Madison County LibraryEverything else, organized
9 more Madison County sources not listed above.
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Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Madison County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Madison County.
Police Departments. Madison County is served by several law enforcement agencies, including Madison County Sheriff's Office and municipal police departments such as the Huntsville Police Department, Madison Police Department, and New Hope Police Department. Each department has jurisdiction within its respective city limits, while the Sheriff's Office covers unincorporated areas.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Madison County Sheriff's Office, led by the elected Sheriff, is the primary law enforcement agency for unincorporated areas of Madison County. Madison County Jail, also known as Madison County Detention Center, is operated by the Sheriff's Office and houses pretrial detainees and sentenced misdemeanor inmates. Municipal police departments within Madison County include the Huntsville Police Department (serving the city of Huntsville), Madison Police Department (serving the city of Madison County), Gurley Police Department, Meridianville area is served by the Sheriff, Triana Police Department, Owens Cross Roads Police Department, and New Hope Police Department. The Alabama Open Records Law, codified in Alabama Code § 36-12-40, grants citizens the right to inspect and copy public records, including arrest records, booking logs, and incident reports. For recent bookings, the Sheriff's Office website provides a searchable database updated regularly.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Madison County are maintained by Madison County Sheriff's Office.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Madison County are taken and retained by Madison County Sheriff's Office during the booking process.
The facility is located at 815 Wheeler Avenue NW, Huntsville, AL 35801. You can also call the jail directly at (256) 519-4800 for assistance.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Madison County Sheriff or a city police department in Madison County. Ask that agency for its record.
The Alabama criminal history record comes from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Criminal Records Identification Unit. 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. Fee: $25 by money order or cashier's check; each additional copy is $5.
Search the Alabama Sex Offender Registry (ALEA Community Notification), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county Board of Registrars or through the Alabama Secretary of State. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration is closed during the 14 days before an election and on election day.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Madison County are kept by the Madison County Judge of Probate. Property values are set by the county Tax Assessor, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices, and tax bills come from the county Tax Collector, or Revenue Commissioner in counties that combine the offices. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Alabama come from the Alabama Department of Public Health, Center for Health Statistics. Any county health department in Alabama issues certified copies of Alabama vital records, most while you wait. By mail to Center for Health Statistics, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5625, in person at any county health department, or online and by phone through VitalChek at 1-888-279-9888. Fee: $15 for a search, which includes one certified copy; additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each.
Business entity filings are searched with the Alabama Secretary of State. 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.
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