Sheriff's Office
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
Use the official inmate listing, dispatch log, crime map and releases for preliminary research. Contact the Records Unit for incident, arrest, jail, policy and audiovisual records; do not use the Commission portal for Sheriff-controlled records.
Official Records Unit and public tools located; full procedure pending auditOfficial Sheriff Records Unit, jail and dispatch resources located
Use the official inmate listing, dispatch log, crime map and releases for preliminary research. Contact the Records Unit for incident, arrest, jail, policy and audiovisual records; do not use the Commission portal for Sheriff-controlled records.
Contact and filing details
- Records custodian or office
- Shelby County Sheriff's Office / Sheriff John Samaniego / Records Unit
- Phone
- Main: (205) 670-6000; Records Unit: (205) 669-3854; Jail: (205) 670-6066
- Submission methods
- Public online listings; written request, self-addressed stamped envelope, telephone or office contact for reports.
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1095, Columbiana, AL 35051
- Physical address
- 380 McDow Road, Columbiana, AL 35051
- Fee information
- No official general report-copy or audiovisual fee schedule located during this pass.
Public notes
The Sheriff states its Records Unit manages and disseminates office reports. A crime-tip form is not an incident report or records request. The public dispatch log is a discovery tool, not a certified call record, and sensitive information may be redacted.