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Inmate Search and Community Corrections
Arizona Department of Corrections Central Office 1601 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-5497
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Payson relies on Gila County and the State of Arizona for its public records. The cards below are the Arizona state offices, and the Gila County offices are on our Gila County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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State records
Arizona Department of Public Safety Records Requests
Arizona DPS takes public records requests for its own collision, arrest, citation, 911 and video records, with electronic delivery at $9; criminal history copies go only to authorized people and agencies.
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Property records
Gila County Assessor's Office
The Gila County Assessor's Office offers a parcel search, notices of value, appeals, exemptions, mapping and business personal property forms for property in Gila County, Arizona.
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State records
Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records
In Phoenix, the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records holds assessment rolls, Great Registers of voters, Territorial Prison files and superior court marriage and probate records for family research.
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County court
United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Arizona
Arizona federal bankruptcy court with clerk offices in Phoenix and Tucson and hearings also held in Yuma, Flagstaff and Bullhead City; cases are looked up on PACER, and discharge copies can be requested.
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Arizona Judicial Branch Statewide eFiling System
The Arizona Judicial Branch runs eFileAZ, where registered attorneys, individuals, process servers and organizations sign in to file court documents electronically; an account is required.
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Vital records
Arizona Department of Health Services Vital Records
The Arizona Department of Health Services Bureau of Vital Records in Phoenix issues certified birth and death certificates, online, by mail or in person; marriage and divorce records come from the courts.
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Police & jail
Arizona Corrections (ADCRR) Inmate Data Search
State prison lookup from the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry. Listed release dates are unverified and may change; offense details are held by the clerk of the court that heard the case.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety All Alerts
Arizona DPS alert list, including Silver, SAFE and Turquoise alerts for missing people; active cases appear ahead of located ones, and names can be searched.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety Warrant Search
Name and birth date search of warrants that Arizona courts report to DPS, showing up to five results; the data is not real time, so check any warrant with the listed court.
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Arizona Department of Public Safety Sex Offender Compliance
By state law Arizona DPS keeps the public sex offender website and verifies each offender name, address and photo; searches run on OffenderWatch, and county sheriffs handle registration.
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Payson Arizona Census QuickFacts
U.S. Census Bureau quick facts, demographics, and population statistics for Payson.
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14 more Payson sources not listed above.
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Local record guide
About public records in Payson
What we hold on Payson, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Payson at a glance
- County
- Gila County
- County seat
- Globe
- Population
- 16,351
- Gila County population
- 53,272
- Local records
- Gila County offices
- ZIP codes
- 85541, 85547
About Payson public records
Payson keeps its own council and town business records. Globe, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Our Gila County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Payson
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Payson
- Old mine sites
- 8
- Past producers, now closed
- 6
- Prospects and occurrences, never worked
- 2
- Producing when recorded
- 1
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 1
- Main minerals
- construction sand and gravel; Gold; Copper
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 14
- Shafts and tunnels
- 2
- What they are
- gravel pit, adit, prospect pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1973 to 2004
- Records behind them
- 26 records for 23 sites, the rest are the same working written down more than once
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 9 mine sites inside the city or town limits: 6 past producers, now closed, 2 prospects or occurrences that were never worked, 1 site producing when the record was made; the old survey maps add 14 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are construction sand and gravel; Gold; Copper.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Arizona mine map and abandoned mine records
- Arizona Geological Survey, Mining Data (mining collections archive)Thousands of original historic Arizona mine files, photographs and maps from the former Department of Mines and Mineral Resources, served at https://mininginfo.azgs.arizona.edu.
- Arizona State Mine Inspector, Abandoned MinesThe office that inventories and secures abandoned mine openings and takes reports of them.
Named workings recorded in Payson (9 shown, 14 unnamed on the map)
- Goss ProspectCopper | Prospect
- Silver King MineCopper, Silver, Gold | Producer | Surface and underground | 3 records for this one site
- Carolyn D Number 1 and 2Gold | Prospect
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | 2 records for this one site
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Gravel PitSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
- Two Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface
Arizona 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.
Labor Department file
Wage and hour cases in Payson, Arizona
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 19 investigations with a Payson address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $102,821 in back wages agreed for 118 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
- Investigations closed
- 19
- Back wages agreed
- $102,821
- Workers due back wages
- 118
- Civil money penalties
- $10,505
- Employers on the record
- 17
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Limit Logging LLC | 1 | $43,919 | 9 |
| Wilfong, Inc. | 1 | $12,148 | 28 |
| George Henry's Plumbing Heating and Cooling L | 1 | $8,786 | 14 |
| Neal & Sons Firewise LLC | 1 | $6,664 | 10 |
| Chapman Auto Center LLC | 1 | $3,029 | 2 |
| Home Depot USA, Inc. | 2 | $2,921 | 37 |
| Portabella, LLC | 1 | $2,579 | 5 |
| RTA Hospice, LLC | 1 | $1,961 | 1 |
| Payson Roundup Newspaper | 1 | $673 | 1 |
| McKenna Construction | 1 | $129 | 1 |
| Arizona Health Options, INC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Payson Dental Care PC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Wantland & Sons Construction, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| RFM Contracting Inc. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Buchanan Construction, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Witchen Kitchen, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Western Refining Retail LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Payson, by back wages agreed; 3 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Arizona wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
Payson public-records FAQs
Open only the answer you need.
How do I register to vote in Payson, Arizona?
Voter registration in Arizona is run by the Arizona Secretary of State, and the County Recorder keeps the roll for Payson. You can register online, by mail or in person. The deadline to register or update a registration is midnight on the 29th day before the election.
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Payson, Arizona?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Arizona come from the Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Vital Records. The fee is $20 for each certified copy. For same day walk in service, the state office sends customers to the local county health department Office of Vital Records.
How do I look up property records in Payson, Arizona?
Deeds for property in Payson are recorded by the County Recorder, the County Assessor sets the assessed value, and the County Treasurer sends the tax bill. Our Gila County page lists those offices.
How do I request a Payson police report?
Incident and crash reports for Payson come from the Arizona Department of Public Safety Records Requests, 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.
How do I find business license records in Payson, Arizona?
Businesses that operate in Payson register with the Arizona Corporation Commission, which runs the state business entity search. Arizona does not issue or require a state business license; most city and town offices issue business licenses.
How do I run an Arizona criminal background check?
Arizona criminal history checks are run by the Arizona Department of Public Safety, Central State Repository. Arizona law does not let the repository run checks for private citizens or employers; the person named in a record may review it with the Record Review Packet (fingerprint card included) or online through the DPS Public Services Portal.
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