County records desk

Tuscaloosa County

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

17 starter entries17 official sources located17 filing audits pending

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“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 archive and custodian located; fee terms pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Commission

Search the Commission agenda-and-minutes archive before contacting County Administrator Byron Waid for contracts, budgets, policies, correspondence and other Commission-controlled records.

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Countywide
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Published governance records plus administration custody
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Sheriff's OfficeOfficial Records Division route located; full procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office

Contact the Records Division for incident or offense reports and identify the case number. Route jail, dispatch, body-camera, policy, personnel and other agency records to the Sheriff records custodian with a narrow date range.

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Countywide
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Agency records desk and public safety tools
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Probate / RecordingOfficial office and portal located; exact fees pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Probate Office

Use the official Probate Records Search for preliminary research, then contact the Records and Recording division for deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, estates, marriage certificates, copies and certifications.

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Countywide
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Online discovery plus Probate custody
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CourtsOfficial clerk and route located; complete fee schedule pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Clerk / Courts

Contact Circuit Clerk Magaria H. Bobo for District and Circuit Court case-file inspection, copies and certifications. Use statewide court access where eligible and identify division, case number and document.

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Countywide
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Judicial clerk procedure and statewide portal
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Revenue / TaxOfficial offices and tools located; copy terms pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Revenue Commissioner / Tax Office

Contact Tax Assessor Leigh Ann Fair for appraisal, assessment, personal-property and mapping records; contact Tax Collector Susan Jones for bills, payments, delinquencies, liens and collection records.

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Countywide
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Split assessment and collection custody
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School BoardOfficial district route located; written procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Board of Education

Search Board of Education meeting, policy, finance and district resources first, then contact the TCSS central office for agendas, minutes, exhibits, contracts, procurement and other unpublished district records.

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Countywide
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Published governance materials plus central-office custody
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Municipality IndexOfficial nine-government roster located; individual procedures pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Municipalities

Route records to the clerk or designated custodian for Tuscaloosa, Northport, Brookwood, Vance, Coaling, Lake View, Moundville, Coker or Woodstock. Identify the police, court, utility, planning, school or appointed board when it keeps separate files.

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Countywide
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Municipality-specific custody
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Elections / Voter RegistrationOfficial routes and assignments located; fees pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Elections / Board of Registrars

Contact the Board of Registrars for registration and voter-roll records, Probate for county election administration and Circuit Clerk Magaria Bobo for absentee-election records.

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Countywide
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Office-specific election custody
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Emergency ManagementOfficial route located; current director and written procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency

Contact Tuscaloosa County EMA for emergency operations, mitigation, disaster, shelter, warning, grant, exercise and preparedness records.

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Countywide
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EMA-specific custody
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E911 / Dispatch / AddressingOfficial county contacts located; direct procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County E-911 / Emergency Communications District

Contact the Emergency Communications District for addressing, mapping, board and system records. Route call audio, CAD, radio and dispatch records to the handling public-safety agency after identifying the incident location and dispatcher.

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Countywide
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ECD and handling-agency custody
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Death Investigation / Vital RecordsOfficial route located but address anomaly requires audit

Tuscaloosa County Medical Examiner / Vital Records

Contact the Tuscaloosa County Medical Examiner route for death-investigation records and confirm autopsy custody. Obtain eligible certificates through ADPH county or state channels.

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Countywide
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Medical-examiner and restricted vital-record custody
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Roads / Bridges / Engineering / FloodplainOfficial scope and contacts located; written procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Public Works / Roads & Bridges

Contact Public Works for county road, bridge, stormwater, floodplain, subdivision, right-of-way, project, inspection, work-order, solid-waste and environmental records.

Area
County-maintained system
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Department-specific custody
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Municipal Government / Police / Fire / UtilitiesOfficial form and routing terms located; form handling pending audit

City of Tuscaloosa Public Records

Use the City Clerk's public-record request page for general city and fire records. Contact Tuscaloosa Police at (205) 248-4560 for police reports and Municipal Court at (205) 248-5330 for court or background-check records.

Area
City of Tuscaloosa
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Direct city form plus department-specific custody
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Municipal Government / Police / Court / UtilitiesOfficial form and fee framework located; submission details pending audit

City of Northport Public Records

Complete Northport's Request for Access to Public Records form for general city records. Route police reports to the Police Records Division and court files to Northport Municipal Court.

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City of Northport
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Downloadable city form plus division-specific custody
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Independent City School DistrictOfficial form and contact located; fee terms pending audit

Tuscaloosa City Schools Open Records

Download the TCS Records Request Form and send it to Elizabeth House in the Superintendent's Office. Search board agendas, minutes and accountability pages first.

Area
Tuscaloosa city district
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District-specific direct form
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State Public UniversityOfficial portal and policy located; operational audit pending

The University of Alabama Open Records

Submit one reasonably specific request per record set through UA's official portal. Use Open UA for published expenditure data before filing and route student records through the Registrar instead.

Area
Tuscaloosa campus / University records
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Direct university portal
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Public Health / Environmental Health / Vital RecordsOfficial ADPH route located; detailed program procedure pending audit

Tuscaloosa County Health Department / ADPH

Contact the county health department or ADPH for inspection, environmental-health, clinic, program and administrative records. Use the Center for Health Statistics for eligible birth and death certificates.

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Countywide
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State health department custody
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