County records desk

Hale County

Core county-agency starter entries loaded; verification and municipality breakdown still needed.

10 starter entries10 official sources located10 filing audits pending

Read the status before filing

“Official source located” means the desk found a government source in the master build or the current county review. It does not mean every filing instruction has completed a fresh audit. Audit dates appear only after that checklist is complete.

County CommissionOfficial custodian and record categories located; detailed procedure pending audit

Hale County Commission

Contact County Administrator Grace Pruett for minutes, resolutions, contracts, agreements, budgets, appropriations, purchase orders, payroll, personnel and grant records maintained by the Commission Office.

Area
Countywide
Access
Direct custodian contact; audit pending
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Sheriff's OfficeOfficial contact located; spelling and filing procedure pending audit

Hale County Sheriff's Office

Contact the Sheriff's Office to identify the custodian for incident, arrest, jail, investigative, body-camera and other audiovisual records. Confirm custody, retention, available jail-docket access and redactions before filing.

Area
Countywide
Access
Official contact only; audit pending
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Probate / RecordingOfficial office and fee schedule located; search and copy procedure pending audit

Hale County Probate Office

Contact Probate for deeds, mortgages, estates, marriage, licenses and election-administration records. Use the posted fee PDF to estimate charges and confirm search, copy and certification requirements with the office.

Area
Countywide
Access
Office access; audit pending
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CourtsOfficial court routes located; copy procedure pending audit

Hale County Circuit Clerk / Courts

Use Just One Look for eligible state trial-court records or contact Circuit Clerk Catrinna Long Perry for copies, certifications and files not available online.

Area
Countywide
Access
Court-specific access; audit pending
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Revenue / TaxOfficial portals located; office-title conflict pending audit

Hale County Revenue Commissioner / Tax Office

Use Citizen Access for appraisal and assessment records or the public GIS for mapping. Contact the appropriate tax office for authoritative copies, collections, tax-sale records, bulk data and unavailable records.

Area
Countywide
Access
Direct property searches available; audit pending
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School BoardOfficial Board routes located; designated filing contact pending audit

Hale County Board of Education

Review the Board meeting minutes and current notices on the district site. Contact the central office for agendas, finance, procurement, personnel and administrative records not posted online.

Area
Countywide
Access
Direct archive and district contact; audit pending
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Municipality IndexOfficial county count and municipality names located; individual clerk audits pending

Hale County Municipalities

Route requests to the appropriate clerk for Akron, Greensboro, Moundville or Newbern. Confirm separate police, municipal-court, water, sewer, fire, library, housing and public-board custodians.

Area
Countywide
Access
Municipality-specific routes; audit pending
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Elections / Voter RegistrationOfficial custodians located; phone discrepancy pending audit

Hale County Elections / Board of Registrars

Contact Registrars for voter-registration and voter-roll records, Probate Judge David L. Parker for election administration and Circuit Clerk Catrinna Perry for absentee-election records.

Area
Countywide
Access
Office-specific access; audit pending
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Emergency Management / E911 / AddressingOfficial EMA, ECD and addressing routes located; detailed custody pending audit

Hale County Emergency Management / E911 / Addressing

Contact EMA for emergency plans and disaster records. Contact Hale County 9-1-1 for addressing, ECD board, CAD, recordings and dispatch records while confirming whether the originating response agency also holds the requested material.

Area
Countywide
Access
Agency-specific custody; audit pending
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Coroner / Death Investigation / Vital RecordsOfficial coroner route located; detailed procedure and health-department address pending audit

Hale County Coroner / Vital Records Routing

Contact Coroner Howard Paige for eligible death-investigation records. Obtain certified death certificates from the Hale County Health Department or Alabama Vital Records rather than the Coroner.

Area
Countywide
Access
Record-specific access; audit pending
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