Arizona, Yavapai County
Where Prescott's records are kept. Prescott has its own clerk's office, police department, municipal court and permit and planning office; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Prescott's own offices, along with State of Arizona offices; the Yavapai County offices are on our Yavapai County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
City records
The Prescott City Clerk at 201 N Montezuma Street runs a public records request portal and an online search of city agendas, minutes, ordinances and resolutions, with a how to guide.
Open official site Prescott City Clerk Public RecordsPolice & jail
The Prescott Police Department in Arizona, accredited by ALEAP since 2021, posts department news, leadership details and public safety services for Prescott.
Open official site Prescott Police DepartmentMunicipal court
Prescott City Court, the judicial branch of city government, sits at 120 S. Cortez St., Room 104, takes ticket payments and posts its weekday hours and court calendar.
Open official site Prescott City CourtCity records
The Prescott Permit Center lists checklists and how to apply for building, fire code, flood zone, grading and drainage, right of way and underground utility permits.
Open official site Prescott Permit CenterPolice & jail
Arizona Department of Corrections Central Office 1601 W. Jefferson Phoenix, AZ 85007 602-542-5497
Open official site Inmate Search and Community CorrectionsState records
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.
Open official site Arizona Department of Public Safety Records RequestsProperty records
Yavapai County Assessor's Office page for property appraisals and appeals, tax exemptions and senior valuation freezes, with offices in Prescott and Cottonwood.
Open official site Yavapai County Assessor's OfficeState 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.
Open official site Arizona State Library, Archives and Public RecordsCounty court
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.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of ArizonaCounty court
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.
Open official site Arizona Judicial Branch Statewide eFiling SystemVital 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.
Open official site Arizona Department of Health Services Vital RecordsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Arizona Corrections (ADCRR) Inmate Data SearchPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Arizona Department of Public Safety All AlertsPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Arizona Department of Public Safety Warrant SearchPolice & jail
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.
Open official site Arizona Department of Public Safety Sex Offender ComplianceFederal
Census Bureau profile of Prescott city, Arizona giving its 2020 Census population of 45,827, with American Community Survey figures on income, education, jobs, housing, health coverage and households.
Open official site Census Bureau ProfileEverything else, organized
12 more Prescott sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Prescott, a place of 45,827 people, is the seat of Yavapai County. Court and property records sit with Yavapai County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Arizona. Prescott's own offices are in the cards above, and our Yavapai County page lists each county office.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 6 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 5 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 2 of them shafts or tunnels. The mineral the records name is construction sand and gravel.
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.
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 Arizona is run by the Arizona Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Prescott.
Deeds for property in Prescott are recorded by the Yavapai County Recorder, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Yavapai County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Arizona come from the state vital records office, Arizona Bureau of Vital Records. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.