Lauderdale County Public Records
Access To Public Records
Lauderdale county is located in the north-western corner of the state of Alabama, it has a population of 93,564 and the city of Florence is the seat of the county. The operation of the Lauderdale County public records especially as it regards it’s publication, it’s access, and the general handling of all Lauderdale County public records is regulated by the Alabama Open Records Law. This law has laid down provision and given access to Lauderdale County public records for all citizens of Lauderdale. Citizens of the county reserves the right to request and inspect public records except in the situations where the law provides otherwise. On the foundation of this law, citizens are given access to certain Lauderdale County public records including the criminal records, sex offender information and vital records, some of these records may be accessible by only a few persons such as the vital records and criminal records.
Obtaining Lauderdale’s Criminal Records
To find out about the criminal history of a resident of Lauderdale in Alabama, requesters may make use of the online criminal history check tool provided by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), it contains the criminal history of all individuals residing in all the counties in the state of Alabama. To obtain this record physically, the requester may complete the Application to Review Alabama Criminal History Record Information, in addition, the fingerprint of the applicant will have to be provided, along with a current photo ID and the fee of $25.00 which may be issued with a cashier’s check or money order, the cost of additional copies of this criminal history information is $5 for each additional copy. The request may be made physically at
301 S. Ripley Street,
Montgomery, AL 36104
(Adams Ave side)
For mail request, the documents along with the fees may be sent by mail to
PO Box 1511,
Montgomery, AL 36102-1511.
(334) 676 7897
Obtaining Lauderdale’s Inmate Records
Information for inmates residing in Lauderdale’s county jail may be gotten by visiting the prison or contacting them via the telephone; the contact address is listed below:
Lauderdale County Jail
653 S Seminary St
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 760-5798
Furthermore, requesters may also make their requests from the Alabama Department of Corrections, they store, maintain and publish the list of the inmates residing in all the counties in the state. The list is actually restricted and does not include persons who have been sentenced under the provisions Youthful Offender Act. To make the search, requesters may utilise the provisions of the name of the inmate or of the Alabama Institutional Serial number.
There are nine police departments in Lauderdale County including the They are the Lauderdale County Sheriff, Florence Police Department, Killeen Police Department, St Florian Police Department, and the UNA Police Department, Anderson Police Department, Lexington Police Department, Rogersville Police Department, and Waterloo Police Department. The contact addresses for these police departments include those listed below:
Lauderdale County Sheriff
Lauderdale County Courthouse
200 S Court St #201
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 760-5757
Florence Police Department
702 S Seminary St
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 760-6500
Killen Police Department
225 J C Mauldin Hwy
Killen, AL 35645
(256) 757-5555
St Florian Police Department
4508 Co Rd 47
Florence, AL 35634
(256) 766-6625
Anderson Police Department
P.O. Box 8
Anderson, AL 35610
Phone: (256) 247-3617
Lexington Police Department
P.O. Box 457
Lexington, AL 35648
(256) 229-5564
Rogersville Police Department
P.O. Box 540
Rogersville, AL 35652
(256) 247-0740
Waterloo Police Department
P.O. Box 38
Waterloo, AL 35677
(256) 764-3237
University of North Alabama Campus Police Department
University of North Alabama
1 Harrison Plaza
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 765-4357
Residents may also visit or call these police stations to visit the detention facilities under their care or to obtain information on any inmate.
Obtaining Lauderdale County Sex Offender Information
For residents living in Lauderdale County, obtaining information on Sex offenders living within their vicinty is made possible through the provisions made by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, they make public most of the sex offender information in their registry except those having to deal with juveniles and out-of- state individuals. The information uploaded on the sex offender sites are updated by the sex offender registry personnel with information provided by the sex offenders who are mandated to notify the local law enforcement of any changes in their residency or in their employment status. To make the search, the requester may visit the Alabama Sex Offender Registry, and make the search by providing the address, the city, the ZIP and the ZIP plus. The requester may also provide the address type of the offender including the work address, the home address, and any other addresses; the first name and last name. Requesters may subscribe to get email notification on the movement of offenders in and out of their neighbourhood, by providing their address, their city, state, and email address.
Obtaining Lauderdale County Court Records
Lauderdale court records may be obtained from the Alabama Unified Judicial System portal. They maintain an online database of records from the courts in all the counties in the state. Members of the public may make their search on the portal using names, case numbers or images for a fee of $9.99 for each name and case numbers searched, to make the search using images, requesters will pay a fee of $5 for the first 29 pages and $0.50 for every other added page. Through this portal requesters may also monitor a case for a fee of $19.99 for monitoring district court cases and $29.99 for monitoring circuit court cases. The Lauderdale county has the following court with their location listed below:
Lauderdale County Circuit Court
Lauderdale County Courthouse
200 S Court St, P.O. Box 776
Florence, AL 35631
Phone: (256) 760-5728
Fax: (256) 760-5727
Lauderdale County District Court
Lauderdale County Courthouse
200 S Court St, P.O. Box 776
Florence, AL 35631
Phone: (256) 760-5728
Fax: (256) 760-5727
Lauderdale County Probate Court
200 S Court St, P.O. Box 1059
Florence, AL 35631
(256) 760-5804
Florence Municipal Court
651 S Seminary St
Florence, AL 35630
Phone: (256) 760-6625
Fax: (256) 760-6509
Killen Municipal Court
319 JC Mauldin Hwy, P.O. Box 27
Killen, AL 35645
(256) 757-1246
Lexington Municipal Court
11060 Hwy 101, P.O. Box 457
Lexington, AL 35648
(256) 229-5221
Rogersville Municipal Court
36 Wheeler St, P.O. Box 540
Rogersville, AL 35652
Phone: (256) 247-5446
Fax: (256) 247-1777
Obtaining Lauderdale’s Vital Records
Vital records for Lauderdale county such as divorce records, marriage records, birth records and death records may be obtained through different procedures. Divorce records from 1950 till date may be obtained from the Vital Records Office of the Alabama Centre for Health Statistics for a fee of $15 for the certified copy and $6 for every additional copy. Marriage records from 1936 till date may also be obtained from the same office and at the same fee. Lauderdale birth records may also be obtained from the Alabama vital records office, they keep birth records from 1908 till date, these birth records are confidential and as such may not be accessed by the public for at least 125 years after the incident. Death records from 1908 are also available at the office and are restricted for at least 25 years. To obtain these records, the requester may fill the relevant Vital Event Application and mail the form to:
Alabama Vital Records
PO. Box 5625
Montgomery, AL 36103-5625
For in-person request the requester may visit the Lauderdale health department at
Lauderdale County Health Department
4112 Chisholm Rd
Florence, AL 35630
(256) 764-7453
Open: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.