Jefferson County, AL Arrests & Jail Records

Individuals may visit the Sheriff's Office (Birmingham headquarters) in person to inquire about active arrest records at:

2200 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Blvd.

Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: (205) 325-5700

You may obtain copies of arrest records by reaching out to the agency responsible for the arrest. There are several police departments in the county. You may find a few of these PDs in the cities of Gardendale and Birmingham.

Other police departments in Jefferson County include:

• Mountain Brook PD
• Vestavia Hills PD
• Bessemer PD
• Hoover PD
• Kimberly PD

The ALEA is the central repository for arrest records in Alabama. To obtain arrest records online:

• Visit the ALEA website
• Navigate the page and click on "online services"
• Tap the Criminal History Record Information section
• Fill out and submit the ALEA Criminal Justice Information Services form- 46 online

If you are requesting records by mail, download and fill a copy of the Criminal History and Record Information (CHRI) form. Get fingerprinted and attach a current ID. Lastly, pay a $25 fee and send your mail to the ALEA Criminal Records and Identification Unit at:

301 S. Ripley Street

Montgomery, AL 36104

OR

P.O. Box 1411

Montgomery, AL 36102-1511

Interested persons may follow these steps to retrieve arrest information in person:

• Complete the CHRI application form
• Get fingerprinted by a state-approved fingerprinting law enforcement agency
• Bring along a copy of your valid photo ID
• Visit 301 S. Ripley Street, Montgomery, AL 36104
• Pay a $25 application fee by money order or cashier's check

The Circuit Court holds records pertaining to criminal cases in Jefferson County. If you are seeking criminal court records the Circuit Court Clerk serves in the position of keeping and maintaining criminal case files adjudicated in court. You may find these records online using the ON-Demand Public Access to Trial Court Case website where you may search by name or case number. It costs $9.99 each for name and case number searches. Additionally, you may visit the county courthouse on weekdays from 8:00 a:m - 5:00 p.m at:

716 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd.

North Birmingham, Alabama 35203

Phone: (205) 325-5355

Third-party services such as InfoTracer provide data related to the arrest of individuals. If you are looking out for arrest information, you can access them here, however, you should confirm the fees for conducting a search.